Biking fun in South Tyrol’s south

From Altenburg to Söll and further to Tramin to visit a winery. After enjoying some Gewürztraminer, return to Lake Caldaro, Kaltern, and Eppan.

On the bike trail along the Adige River to Firmian/Sigmundskron to the Messner Mountain Museum, where a guided tour and visit are part of the programme. From Eppan, return through vineyards and orchards back to Kaltern and your hotel Das Badl.

From Kaltern to “Ziegelstadel” and on to the Gummerer Farm near Söll, back to Altenburg and to a winery in Kaltern, where we will take part in a guided tour with wine tasting. You can also start the tour from Eppan.

Good cycling technique and stamina are required. Includes: exhausting climbs, difficult trail passages, and fast descents of 65km and 2,000 metres of altitude.

From the town hall square in Eppan we take a long climb to the high trail, where we continue on a forest road or a more challenging single trail, accompanied by a fantastic view of the Bolzano valley basin and the Dolomites. The descent is on a forest road or on a hairpin bend section before we return to Eppan through a beautiful vineyard landscape.

This tour is ideal for lovers of hairpin bends. It leads us onto the Kaltern high trail, which offers a fantastic view of the Oltradige/Überetsch with its vineyards, the Montiggl forest, the three lakes, and the Dolomites.

The tour is about 72 kilometres long and leads from Kaltern through orchards to Nals and on to Tisens. If you prefer a flat route, you can also ride to Lana. There you will cycle the scenic Passo delle Palade/Gampen Pass. Drive over the Gampenjochhöhe to Fondo, where you turn off onto a side road via Malosco to the Mendola/Mendel Pass. The descent from the Mendola/Mendel Pass is impressive with numerous hairpin bends.