Vadena trail 5A
Vadena, Appiano · about 15 min by car from Bolzano
The walk
6.6 km out-and-back walk between Vadena and Appiano, 448 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Weingut H. Lentsch (1.5 km) and lunch at Alter Fausthof in Fiè allo Sciliar (15.1 km).
Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.
How to get there
By car
From Bolzano: about 15 min (10 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Bolzano, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
46.41354,11.30490
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Merano, about 45 min by car · Trento, about 1 h by car
Where to eat and drink
Independent winemaker
Weingut Tenuta Rohregger
Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino · 2.3 km from the trail
Independent winemaker
St. Quirinus
Caldaro sulla strada del vino · 2.7 km from the trail
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Vadena and start the walk.
- 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
- 13:15Lunch at Alter Fausthof in Fiè allo Sciliar, 15 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Weingut H. Lentsch, 1.5 km from the trail.
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