Our 10 Favourite Mountain Huts for Hiking, Playing & Refuelling
South Tyrol feels like it was built for families who love losing themselves in nature – and eating brilliantly along the way. Framed by the Dolomites, wildflower meadows, and clear mountain streams, this is where you’ll find huts that leave kids wide-eyed and give parents a moment to breathe.
Whether you’re pushing a stroller, wearing your little one in a carrier, or following slightly bigger adventurers who set the pace themselves, hiking with kids in South Tyrol turns into the real thing when there’s a welcoming hut at the end of the trail – the kind that has something for everyone. We’ve picked the spots that pull it off, with playgrounds, animals, proper South Tyrolean cooking, and a lot of heart.
Here are our favourite family-friendly mountain huts in South Tyrol – the kind you’ll keep coming back to.
Allriss Alm (Pflersch Valley)
The Allriss Alm sits tucked away on the edge of the forest – a proper family find.
The path up to the hut runs through forest that’s easy on little legs and even works with an all-terrain stroller.
At the top, there’s a small playground, a sunny terrace built for long breaks, and a few curious goats keeping an eye on proceedings.
The food is hearty and unmistakably local – speck, dumplings, and cakes that taste the way Nonna would have made them.
Pflersch 111, 39041 Pflersch |
Our tips for Allriss Alm
Rossalm (Plose, near Brixen)
You reach the Rossalm via the WoodyWalk, one of the loveliest adventure trails for kids anywhere in South Tyrol.
The path is studded with climbing structures, wooden sculptures, and little water-play stations.
Once you’re up, there’s a sprawling sun terrace, a brilliant playground, and mountain views that genuinely stop you in your tracks.
The kitchen runs South Tyrolean classics alongside Italian favourites – and the cappuccino, honestly, is as good as it gets.
Ploseberg 64, 39042 Brixen |
Read our WoodyWalk hike to the Rossalm
Haidenhof (Lana)
A real hidden gem along the Waalweg: at Haidenhof, the kids can meet the animals, you can settle in under the apple trees, and there’s a playground tucked off to one side for when little legs need to keep moving.
Strictly speaking, Haidenhof isn’t a mountain hut at all but a traditional Buschenschank – it earns its place here anyway, because the view over the Merano basin is simply something else.
The menu is short and considered, with both cold and warm dishes and proper South Tyrolean snack boards.
The daily specials are always worth ordering, and if you’ve timed it right, don’t leave without the apricot dumplings.
The wine is excellent – and it comes straight from the family’s own vineyard.
Lebenbergstraße 17, 39010 Tscherms |
Our Haidenhof favourite-spot guide
Furtalm (Pflersch Valley)
The adventure starts on the way up: little wooden bridges, the sound of a waterfall just out of sight, mountain streams catching the light through the trees.
The Furtalm itself sits in the middle of wide green meadows – the kind of place kids drop their backpacks and just go.
There’s a generous play area, hearty South Tyrolean cooking, and homemade cakes that disappear quickly.
A genuine standout among family outings in South Tyrol.
Innerpflersch, 39041 Pflersch Valley | To Furtalm
Latscher Alm (Vinschgau)
Cows, horses, and an indoor play barn – the Latscher Alm works for families on a sunny day and even on the ones when the weather doesn’t really play along.
The hike up is well within reach of small walkers, and if you’d rather skip the climb, the cable car gets you to the starting point in minutes.
At the top, it’s South Tyrolean classics on the plates and plenty of room for the kids to run, climb, and properly let off steam.
Valtneidweg 140, 39021 Laces |
Our recommended hike to the Latscher Alm
Edelweißhütte (Ladurns, near Gossensass)
Made for families with the youngest in tow: the Edelweißhütte sits right next to the Ladurns mountain station.
You can fish for trout together at the little pond, set the kids loose on the playground, and refuel with Kaiserschmarrn and a bowl of creamy polenta.
It’s a lovely choice for a slow day in the mountains with little ones.
Parking: Pflersch 94, 39041 Gossensass |
Our recommended hike in Ladurns
Tirler Alm (Alpe di Siusi)
The Alpe di Siusi is already the stuff of a perfect family holiday in South Tyrol – and stopping in at the Tirler Alm seals the deal.
Set right beside the famous Hexenquelle spring, it’s a small pocket of nature with a wooden playground, a herb garden, and proper local cooking.
The setting, in among the mountain pines, feels almost storybook.
Saltria 59, 39040 Alpe di Siusi |
Our Alpe di Siusi hike
Kaserill Alm (Villnöss Valley)
The Kaserill Alm is one of the most genuine mountain huts in South Tyrol – and a quiet favourite of ours.
The walk up is short and manageable, and the views across to the Geisler peaks are the kind that stay with you for a while.
The kids will gravitate to the goats and the play area; the grown-ups settle into homemade cheese and a sun terrace that practically asks you to slow down.
Parking: Peterweg 10, 39040 Villnöss |
Read our favourite-spot feature
Taser Alm (Schenna, near Merano)
This is family ease at its most generous: the Taser Alm bundles a playground, a forest adventure area, a petting zoo, and even overnight rooms into one spot.
The cable car drops you right at the door, and there’s space enough for every child to stake out their own corner of the meadow.
Schennaberg 25, 39017 Schenna |
Visit the Taser Alm in Schenna
Fane Alm (Vals/Pustertal)
A hut with a built-in playground? The Fane Alm is more like an entire little alpine village.
On the way up, the family-friendly Milchsteig trail keeps small explorers busy with hands-on play stations all along the path.
At the top: traditional huts, free-roaming cows, and room to climb, run, and just stand and stare.
Vals 38, 39037 Mühlbach |
Discover the Fane Alm
South Tyrol pulls together everything that makes a family holiday stick in the memory:
nature, brilliant food, animals to meet, and mountain huts where kids get to be kids.
As the goal of a hike, as a picnic stop with a view, or as a play break right in the middle of the mountains – these huts deliver every time.
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