050 Bike Highline Merano with "Fontana Trail"

Course: Naturno – Rablá – Tel - uphill Rio Lagundo – Bike Highline Merano to "Tablander Alm" hut – Lupo Trail – Fontana Trail - Naturno

From the town center of Naturno, we take Via Stazione / Bahnhofstraße which leads us to a bridge, the starting point of the cycle path on the Lungoadige / Etschdamm. We turn left on the cycle path towards Merano. Arrived in Tel we turn right and start our uphill towards Rio Lagundo. The first 2,4 km are the toughest with a gradient of 16% at some parts. At the first crossroad we keep right and follow the signs towards Rio Lagundo (1340m). From Rio Lagundo we take the asphalt street and follow the signs to San Vigilio. After a barrier the asphalt street turns into a forest path that leads us to San Vigilio (1760m). Just before San Vigilio we arrive at a crossroad where the Merano Bike Highline starts. We follow the Bike Highline westwards always up and down to get past the huts of Naturno, Zetn and Mausloch to finally reach the "Tablander Alm" hut. Most parts of the Highline are on forest road, only a small part from the "Mausloch Alm" hut to the "Tablander Alm" hut is on a narrow trail. After a well deserved break at the "Tablander Alm" hut we follow the Bike Highline to reach the start of the "Lupo Trail" (nr.4). On the "Lupotrail" we cross the forest road two times and the first time we get to an asphalted street we leave the trail to proceed on the asphalted street until the next hairpin bend, where we take the trail nr.9 (Fontanatrail), which brings us to the farm "Niedermair". By following the technically demanding "Fontanatrail", with a lot of rocky and blocked but also flowy sections, we reach the bottom of the valley at Ciardes, where we take the cycle path to return to Naturno.