Your circular route starts at the Versettla Bahn mountain station. The path leads past the Nova Stoba, down to Alpe Nova, and further into the Nova Valley. After about an hour, when you arrive at Seressee, you will already see the signpost to the Madrisella via ferrata on the rock. It is best to put on your climbing harness and helmet now to avoid the danger of falling rocks at the start. Now turn left and follow the cairns up the approximately 15 to 20 minute ascent to the start.
To warm up, there is almost a vertical wall where stability and arm strength are already required. After a short break, you climb the next wall until a highlight of the via ferrata appears – a bench right in the middle of the rock where you can rest comfortably and enjoy the view. Take advantage of this break because after a short descent, the most challenging part follows – the 150-meter-high vertical wall. With several meters of air under your feet, you go up this wall. Follow the short ridge and proceed to the last wall of the via ferrata. After the last strenuous section, a traverse and the last almost vertical meters lead up to the exit. After about 2.5 to 3 hours, the Madrisella via ferrata is completed.
Already at the exit, you will be rewarded with a beautiful view. But after another five minutes’ walk, you reach the summit of the 2,466-meter-high Madrisellaspitze and enjoy a magnificent panoramic view. Additionally, you get a proud view down onto the route of the via ferrata. Then the descent follows down to the Versettla Bahn mountain station or to the Nova Stoba, which you reach after about 1.5 hours.
