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Gargazzone trail

Gargazzone · about 15 min by car from Merano

Distance
4.6 km
Walking time
1 h 15 min
Total ascent
23 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Gargazzone, almost flat (+23 m): about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Schloss Wehrburg (3.0 km). Reachable by train: Gargazzone station, 240 m from the trail.

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

How to get there

By car

From Merano: about 15 min (11 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

46.57996,11.20066

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 20 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Schloss Wehrburg

Tesimo · 3.0 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Großkemat

Tesimo · 3.0 km from the trail

WebsiteDirections

Independent winemaker

Moar-Hof

Postal · 3.2 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Alter Fausthof

Fiè allo Sciliar · 20 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Lamm Mitterwirt

San Martino in Passiria · 22 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 Gargazzone and start the walk.
  2. 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Alter Fausthof in Fiè allo Sciliar, 20 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Schloss Wehrburg, 3.0 km from the trail.