Thank you! We really appreciate it. We hope you enjoy the hike as much as we did!

The girl from the end here 👋, there is a pretty scary part right at the beginning after the first set of chains ends. So you can always test it out before committing to the entire hike. If you can make it past the first chain gap you can likely do the rest.

Thanks Jonathan! This was all shot on an iPhone 11, nothing fancy, but very portable.

Yes. It doesn’t get boring though with the ropes and climbing.

@@trailtalestravel thanks!

Doing the full hike for both trails in one day would be quite a lot, and is not necessary. You definitely can do both in one day. However, you don’t need to do the whole trail on seceda to see everything, the best view is from the gondola station.

@@trailtalestravelThank you! If you will have to choose between these two, which one will be preferred?

This is the hike we did: Piz Sella - Ciaulong | Sassolungo Cable Cars on AllTrails www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/italy/trentino/piz-sella-ciaulong-sassolungo-telecabine

There were definitely some people doing it without any protective gear, the via ferrata section can be done without a harness if you aren’t afraid of heights. But I would recommend this trail anyway simply because it was so enjoyable. I would say a little spice was definitely there.

@@trailtalestravel Thanks! Did you do any other via ferratas while you were there that you could compare it to?

Unfortunately we didn’t have time for any others. I would recommend checking out Train To Summit, the channel has some videos on via ferrata in the dolomites: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKG9aoOvYs-pnJIsi=gJNjZ_mUWUU14pFM

It’s all hard work but it’s all worth it 😁 do you have any other hiking trips planned in the Alps?

⁠actually just returned from the Austrian alps, this is why I can relate 😅 (went to Gerlos with my two sons)

Great tip, thanks Tony! (You can tell we were newbies)

There is no camping inside the park, but we camped at Camping Königstein, which is about a 25 minute drive To the parking lot of the national park. There is also a campsite in Rathen, from which you can take a boat across the river and walk right into the park which you may find more convenient. Search “campingplatz” or “zeltwiese” in google maps and you’ll find some options.

Glad it was helpful! We hope you have fun on the trail!

The link to AllTrails is in the description. Let us know how you found the trail when you get back 😄

@@trailtalestravel - Got the link. I can't tell you how appreciative i am. This is exactly what we were looking for and I have seen a slew of videos and Alltrails previews. ..... and i just subscribed ...

🥰 this is the reason we make these videos, for exactly this reason. Thank you for the kind words Tom! By the way, we also have 2 other videos from the Dolomites which you might enjoy, for trails on Seceda and Lagazuoi

Thanks Kevin, glad you enjoyed it. Let us know if you try out the hike for yourself 😁

20km is definitely getting into sore feet territory, and not everyone in our party was as keen a hiker as us, but maybe next time I’ll give the longer version a go! Thanks for the recommendation

It’s pretty much the highest point on this trail. You’d need to take a different trailhead to go higher up stream.

@@trailtalestravelI assume it’s the area were you can rock climb with your own gear

There were people climbing with to their own gear in the middle section of the trail, we didn’t see any climbers at the top. Have a look at the hike in AllTrails, linked in the video description. You can see this particular trail only goes up to the falls, it doesn’t go higher. There are other trails that go higher up, but the starting point for them is different.

@@trailtalestravel thanks

There are park rangers at the scout lookout trailhead and again at the start of Angels Landing trail. The fact that there aren’t too many people on the trail means the permit system is working. I also took care not to film too many people; showcasing the hike, not the hikers 😉

You’ll have to visit, it’s so beautiful!

Many people do, but just be very careful and find a safe spot to do it. The rocks are pretty slippery and as you saw there’s a big drop

@@trailtalestravel thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

Glad you enjoyed it!

We did! Check out the video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZKnmpiar6ykiNUsi=DKHM5zsmxxtW2189

Thanks for the clarification, I’ve fixed the typo in the title.

We’re glad you enjoyed the video! Our time slot was after 12pm, and we started at exactly noon. It was very bright, very hot. Almost no shade on the way up to scout lookout.

Regrettably most of the Levadas are not near where people live, so getting a bus directly to a trailhead is tough. I spent some time looking into this for you and didn’t see anything that jumped out. However, you can still enjoy this hike - you can take the 56 bus to Santana (about an hour from Funchal) and then take a taxi the rest of the way. It’s busy enough in the summer that you should have no difficulty in getting a taxi back to the bus stop for your return journey. The staff on site at Parque Florestal das Queimadas should also be able to help call one for you if needed.

That’s right. It’s known both as the left fork and the bottom up route.

You can see the highlights in 1 day, but there is much more to the park than just this one hike. I would recommend 2-3 days to see everything.

The total distance mentioned is out and back. You can view the trail in AllTrails (see link in description) La distance totale mentionnée est aller et retour. Vous pouvez consulter le sentier dans AllTrails (voir lien dans la description)

Thank you! Cheers!

The conditions will be very similar to what was shown in the video. The snow on the trail is not a hazard, but you might get a wet foot if you step in a deep pocket.

@@trailtalestravel So the video taken was at the beginning of the june?

We were there June 16. So almost exactly the same time of year.

@@trailtalestravel Thanks a lot for your reply.

Let us know how you get on when go visit!