019 "Latscher Alm" hut and its famous trails

Course: Naturno – Castelbello – Laces – uphill Töbrunn – "Latscher Alm" hut – trail “4-gewinnt-13” – Laces – Castelbello – Naturno

From the town center of Naturno, we take Via Stazione which leads us to a bridge, the starting point of the cycle path on the Lungoadige. We turn right and follow the cycle path to Stava, where we have a beautiful view of the Castle Juval. Arrived in Stava, we turn right, cross the bridge and turn left to follow the cycle path. We continue on the cycle path, which leads us through the village Castelbello. Next we arrive in Laces: we ride to the center, where we turn left. From there we follow the street to the intersection near the "AquaForum". We keep right, go past the ice rink and the restaurant "Latscherhof" and onto a forest road that leads us to the "Magrinböden". From now on it's a long mid-steep uphill ride to the picnic area of "Töbrunn". The last stage of the climb is an up and down before we reach the rustic "Latscher Alm" hut, which offers local specialties. Downhill we take the "4-gewinnt-13" singletrail (S2) which combines two technically demanding trails into one. After 1,2 kilometers on the forest road, we arrive at the legendary trail no. 4, which according to the MountainBIKE magazine, belongs to the Top-Ten-Trails in the Alps. We start the challenging trail, ride downhill through the forest and come back to a forest road. The lower part of trail no. 4 is for hikers only, so we keep riding on the forest road before we turn right onto the next trail (no. 13). This trail is phisically and technically demanding, with some exposed sections alongside some rock and root sections at the lower part of the trail,  which make it even more challenging. Finally the trail crosses the "Neuwaal" path, which brings us back to Laces. From there, we take the cycle path back to our starting point in Naturno.