Penser Joch

#1814 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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The Penser Joch is a high mountain pass in South Tyrol, northern Italy, near the Jaufenpass. It connects Bolzano via the Sarntal and with Sterzing in the Wipptal. It is the most direct road between Innsbruck and Bolzano. It is traversed by the SS 508 highway, which has a maximum grade of 13 percent. There is a restaurant at the summit. Although, it has been widened repeatedly in recent years, the road is still rather narrow. ()

Local name: Passo di Pennes Maximum elevation: 7254 ftCoordinates: 46°49'8"N, 11°26'32"E

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Trentino-South TyrolItaly

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Penser Joch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Durnholzer See, Reifenstein Castle, Penser Weißhorn, Jakobsspitze.

5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Durnholzer See, Sarntal
135 min walk • The Durnholzer See is a lake in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. It belongs to the municipality of Sarntal.
4 miN
Forts and castles
Reifenstein Castle, Freienfeld
103 min walk • Reifenstein Castle is a castle in Freienfeld, near Sterzing, in South Tyrol. It is located near a dried marsh, in the valley of the Eisack.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Penser Weißhorn
63 min walk • The Penser Weißhorn is a mountain of the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. Located near the Penser Joch, its summit appears almost inaccessible due to its seemingly vertical pyramidal shape, although it is a popular location for hikers, and can be climbed by the sure footed in...
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jakobsspitze
115 min walk • The Jakobsspitze is a mountain in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Durnholzer Tal
141 min walk • The Durnholzer Tal is a tributary valley of the Sarntal in South Tyrol, Italy. The villages in the valley are Durnholz and Reinswald, which are frazioni of the municipality of Sarntal.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zinseler
39 min walk • Zinseler is a mountain in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol in Italy. It has an elevation of 2,422 m and is located near Penser Joch saddle close to the city of Sterzing.
6.8 miNW
46°53'35"N • 11°20'56"E
Museum of Hunting and Fishing
173 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Forts and castles
6.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Schloss - Castello Wolfsthurn
173 min walk • Wolfsthurn Castle or Mareta Castle is a Baroque-style castle located on a hill above Mareta, a village in the South Tyrolean hamlet of Ratschings. The castle has 365 windows.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Sprechenstein - Castel Pietra, Freienfeld
116 min walk • Castel Pietra is a castle that stands in the municipality of Campo di Trens, at the southern opening of the basin where Sterzing stands, opposite castel Tasso.
5.5 miN
Tower
Zwölferturm, Sterzing
142 min walk • The Tower of Twelve is an ancient medieval tower in the city of Sterzing in South Tyrol.