Hiking holidays in Meran
Hiking pleasure in each altitude – for everybody
Walking along promenades and parks... within the elegant parks and garden in Meran and charming promenades and walks you will meet a fascinating exotic and Mediterranean plant world. Not to leave: Tappeiner walk, Passer promenade, summer and winter promenade, Golf and Sissi walk. Enjoy the sunny Italian Alps, the quiet of nature, the scent of blossoms in the sun, passing medieval churches and castles in South Tyrol’s superb mountain landscape. Meran offers promenades, parks, walks, footpaths and hikes, from valley to glacier.
Water Channel Pathways (Waalwege): leisurely walks besides burbling water. The idyllic irrigation channels lined with footpaths wind among orchards, vineyards, green meadows and parts of forests with ever changing views of the Alps. To explore: The water channel pathways of Algund (6 km), of Kuens (2,5 km), of Marling (12 km) of Verdins (2 km), of Mais (9 km).
Farmstead to farmstead: the gentle highland invites to beautiful and easy walks, to visit the idyllic inns or huts and the traditional alpine farms at Vigiljoch, Vellau, Leiteralm, Steinegg, Muthöfe, Tiroler Kreuz, Labers, Fragsburg, Katzenstein …
Between mountain peaks, alpine pastures and romantic lakes: The nearby Texel group nature park, the largest conservation area in South Tyrol has wonderful fauna and flora and gives a beautiful insight into the mountain world, it’s a hikers' paradise. Easily reachable by many cable car and roads, you can explore a lot of walking trails and alpine hiking tours and also taste in many log huts delicious mountain delicacies and admire the magnificent panorama views to the Dolomites and the South Tyrol’s superb mountain landscape. Mountain refuges offer weary hikers accommodation and the unforgettable experience of a sunset in the high mountains. Walking in the great outdoors is one of the most natural ways of staying fit and healthy. To discover: The Meraner Höhenweg and the Spronser lakes.
Challenging hikes and climbs in high mountains: Mutspitze, Große Rötelspitze, Spronser Valley with lakes, Tschigat, Lazinser Rötelspitze, Lodner, Hohe Weiße, Schwarzkopf, Zielspitze.
Outfit-equipment - for mountain tours in general: tour and hiking maps, mountaineering boots, rain gear, sun protection, gloves and cap, having a good head for heights and safe steps. For climbing: climbing harness, helmet, climbing set. For Glacier tours: climbing harness, crampons, ice-axe or telescope sticks, karabiner
Mountaineering: Take advantage of guided walks encompassing all degrees of difficulty with the „Mountaineering school Meran“ www.bergsteigerschule.com