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Starting Point: Top station of San Vigilio Cable Car (1,486 m)
Walking Time: 2 hours
Distance: 5,815 m
Altitude Gain: 458 m
Route: 1 – 34A – 34B – 2 – 9 – 4

This physically demanding hike gives insight into the agriculture of South Tyrol.

Attention: the path is not cleared in winter and can be icy or covered with deep snow. Always make sure you have good shoes and appropriate equipment!

Anyone looking for an athletic challenge should try the Sunnseitn-Steig Hike. 

This trail runs from St. Kathrein/S. Caterina to the parking area Falzeben at an elevation of 1.620metres.

Start: Bergstation Seilbahn Vigiljoch, 1.486 m
Gehzeit: ca. 1 Stunde 15 Minuten
Länge: 3.424 m, Aufstieg 322 m

This somewhat more difficult route starts from the Nischlhof farm and follows along the Schlossweg Path for about 150mt. before turning right and heading upwards to the road which leads to Hochnaturns Castle. It then goes on up towards the Sonnenberg and the Falkenstein Guesthouse then follows no. 6, a short, steep path, up to the Walburgweg path. Turn right along the Walburgweg path and go on to the Wiedenplatzer Keller, then head down along the asphalted road and on downwards to the Sonnenberger Panorama Path which takes you to the Vogeltenn Promenade and back again to the starting point.

The trails combines the nordic walking routes in the valley with the jogging routes on Monte Sole. It starts near Nischlhof holiday apartment rental and follows the “Kirchgraben” towards the Castel “Engelsburg”. Then it runs along the “Alter Kirchgraben” uphill all the way to the hut “Höfl” and finally the mountain station of the cable car “Unterstell” on 1.300 m altitude. With the cable car one reaches the valley again. Length: 3,6 km, altitude at starting point: 582, difference in altitude: 717

If you want to engage in a real Sky Run, there’s an additional route that runs all the way up to the 2,951 m top of Kirchbachspitze. The trail starts at the Unterstell inn along route No 10a to Linthof inn on the Merano High Mountain Trail; from there it proceeds on trail no. 10 towards Dickhof inn, the Dicker Alm and the Obere Moaralm mountain huts. Then it follows routes no. 9 and no. 10A leading up to the top of the Kirchbachspitze. This involves an additional running distance of 8.6 km and difference in altitude of 1,677 m. The last part, below the peak, is very tricky and affords hiking experience.

Archaeological trail A10 is a particularly beautiful hike but somewhat longer and at times at higher altitudes.

Starting Point: Top station of the San Vigilio Cable Car (1,486 m)
Walking Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes
Distance: 8,737 m
Altitude Gain: 369 m
Route: 34 – 9 – 7 – 34

Route: Kuppelwies - St. Gertraud - Kuppelwies
(Subject to modifications!)

This trail leads to the popular rock cinema "Knottnkino" in Vöran/Verano. This trail is recommended only for advancer.

Signposted as „Sonnenrundweg“ trail (Sun Path), this simple 1 hr. 45 min. hiking circuit crossing over sunny slopes and through shady woods leads off the parking lot near the church. In winter the wooded sections are ideal for snowshoe hiking.

Refreshment stops: MORX Puite snack bar and various taverns in Stulles

The trail is not suitable for pushchairs.

Take path no. 6 from Naturno to the Schatzhof and on up the steeper Wiesenpfad, meadow path, through a sparse larch wood to above the tree-line. The walk gets somewhat steeper as it continues over partly-exposed sloping meadows to reach the Schäferhütte and then the Gipfelgrat. Then downwards over Geröll and Weideböden to the Oberen Mairalm (1.5 hours) and again downwards over the Dicker Alm to the Dickhof and on to Kompatsch. Please note: Only for fit, sure-footed walkers with ample stamina who do not suffer from giddiness. Allow yourselves enough time for the return.

The view looks out on the the Hirzer and Inger peaks of the Sarntal Alps, the fertile valley, the wooded slopes and the Nörderberg Mountain with the Vigiljoch plateau, the mountains of the Ultental Valley and the Vinschgau Valley, with the snow-capped 3,000 m
peaks of the Ortler Mountain. The best times of the year for hiking along the slopes of the Sonnenberg is in spring and autumn.

The Inline-Skating-Route starts at the trainstation of Naturno/Naturns and is 15,7km long. The route runs on the orographic left-hand side of the river Adige all the way to the location Tel/Töll. From there it’s a roundtrip back to Naturno/Naturns, always on the paved route.

The viewing platform on the Gsindboden offers a wonderful view over the orchards and vineyards in the valley, the mountain farms on the Sonnenberg and up to the glacier world of the rear Schnals Valley. Information boards inform hikers about the cultural history of the lower Vinschgau Valley, the discovery of "Ötzi"; and life in the vineyards, apple orchards and perpetual ice. 

This route includes the entire length of the Nordic Walking circuit on the lower Naturno Sonnenberg. Starting from the Nischlhof, head towards the Kirchgraben and the bridge over the Engelsburg then turn left to the Schwalbennest Jausenstation. The route then leads up to where it meets the Waalburgweg path and on to the Wiedenplatzer Keller. From there it goes on along the asphalted road and downwards to the Sonnenberger Panorama Path which leads you to Pardell. From there, take the path down along the asphalted road as far as the Weintal and past the two farmhouses at Stein and Fallegg until just before the Rusthof farm to the Sonnenberger Panorama Path and the Vogeltenn Promenade back to your starting point.

The so-called Könings-Route, or "Kings' Path", included the whole of the Nordic Walking Track on the higher slopes of the Naturnser Sonnenberg. Starting from the mountain station of the Unterstell/Naturno cable-car, the path heads in the direction of Merano past the farms at Galmein and Grub to reach the Pirchhof farmstead. It then climbs up to the Schatzhof farm and on again past Galmein to follow the Meraner Höhenweg as far as Innerforch and on to the Linthof farm. From there, it climbs again to the Dickhof, the highest point of the entire circuit, and goes on towards the Schnals valley. The way back starts from Kopfrom along the Meraner Höhenweg to Innerunterstell then goes on downwards past Patleid to return to the cable-car mountain station.

The "Hinzl" ring trail offers a tour full o prompts to help you discover the history of Tablá. Divided into fifteen stations, it will lead you from the centre of the Tablá village to the woods on the outskirts, trough clearings, flowering meadows, birch woods and pine forests, pastures and rocky outcrops. In addition to brief tales, legends, anecdotes, historical details and oddities concerning craftsmanship and farm life, you will discover the beauty of the plant life and you can be rejuvenated in romantic and peaceful places, admiring - from magnificent viewpoints - aview that embraces Tablá and Naturno.