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CAI 17Surveyed by CAI

Avelengo trail 17

Avelengo · about 15 min by car from Merano

Distance
6.8 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
n/a
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

6.8 km out-and-back walk near Avelengo: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 1738 and 1929 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Peter Heiss (6.0 km) and lunch at Lamm Mitterwirt in San Martino in Passiria (12.2 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.

How to get there

By car

From Merano: about 15 min (9 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Merano, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

46.67831,11.26146

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Bolzano, about 30 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Peter Heiss

Sarentino · 6.0 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Innerleiterhof

Scena · 6.1 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Weingut Eichenstein

Merano · 6.5 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Lamm Mitterwirt

San Martino in Passiria · 12 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Alter Fausthof

Fiè allo Sciliar · 24 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Avelengo and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Lamm Mitterwirt in San Martino in Passiria, 12 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Peter Heiss, 6.0 km from the trail.