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Adige River Rapids – View of Kastelbell Castle loop from Merano Maia Bassa - Meran Untermais

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Marling - Marlengo

Adige River Rapids – View of Kastelbell Castle loop from Merano Maia Bassa - Meran Untermais

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Adige River Rapids – View of Kastelbell Castle loop from Merano Maia Bassa - Meran Untermais

03:29

57.4km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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3.60 km

Adige Cycle Path near Staben

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The Etsch is a constant companion on my bike tour. From a small brook to a large river. Just a dream.

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8.16 km

Adige Valley (Etschtal) Cycle Path

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The Etschtal cycle path
1st stage: from Reschen to Meran
The first section leads from Reschen to Meran. The Etschtal cycle path runs through the Vinschgau and the Meran area, through orchards, apple orchards and picturesque villages. The destination of the stage is the sophisticated spa town of Meran with its Mediterranean flair. The thermal baths invite you to relax after a strenuous day on the saddle and give you new strength for the next stage.
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11.6 km

Biotop Plauser Lack

Nature Reserve

16.5 km

Adige River Rapids

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Rafting is practiced on the Etsch. When it's really hot, it's great fun.

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18.7 km

Stava

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The upper Etsch Valley from the Reschen Pass to Milan is very impressive and diverse. From Bolzano onwards, it becomes somewhat gloomy.

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24.5 km

View of Kastelbell Castle

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First documented in 1238, Castelbello Castle dominates the Venosta Valley from a rocky outcrop on the left bank of the Adige River. From the cycle path, it is clearly visible above several apple orchards.

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24.5 km

Apple Orchards

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I know Schloss Kastelbell.
There are plenty of apple plantations in the Vinschgau valley.

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26.4 km

Adige Cycle Path

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35.8 km

Biotop Alte Etsch-Galsaun - Biotopo Alte Etsch-Colsano

Nature Reserve

38.6 km

Adige River Cycle Path

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The Etsch cycle path is around 300 kilometers long and a great opportunity to cycle through the Alps without many inclines. Past castles, idyllic towns and cozy wine villages - this path is to enjoy. This section is separated from the traffic and well paved, so perfect for the road bike.

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57.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.5 km

6.05 km

830 m

803 m

201 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.1 km

1.00 km

730 m

417 m

138 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

31°C

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Comments

July 20, 2024,An der Etsch nach Meran

Today I was on the Etsch cycle path from Latsch to Merano. It just rolls along 😃!

About halfway there is Juval Castle by Reinhold Messner, you can only go up there on foot or with the shuttle bus. Bicycles are not allowed. And in Merano in the famous Trautmann Gardens 🌼 beautifully landscaped. Unfortunately, time was a bit short. …

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July 14, 2022,Von Untermais (Meran) nach Goldrain am Reschenpass

Great cycle path through the Vinschgau. Also suitable for RR. When you have taken the 7 nasty mountain bends at Tõll (near Meran), it goes almost straight on. Highly recommended.

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September 30, 2023,Etschradweg – Radweg neben dem Fluß Runde von Latsch - Laces

Great bike tour from Laces to Meran in the best weather.

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June 8, 2026,Von Goldrain über den Etschradweg hoch nach Tirolo und via Meran retour nach Goldrain

Attention: do not follow the tour from Dorf Tirol to Meran through the apple orchards! It is partly very steep and then leads over the rapid Jaufenstraße. Better to choose another way 😁

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August 6, 2025,Latsch - Runde nach Meran-Etsch-Radweg (52km)

A well-maintained cycle path along the Adige River – sometimes very close to the main road and with very loud traffic noise.
TIP: Friday is market day in Merano, with tens of thousands of visitors – so avoid this day for cycling, as the train service to Vinschgau is also overloaded!
Merano is also a good starting point for the …

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August 13, 2022,Von Goldrain nach Meran

Really nice tour along the Adige. Beautiful apple orchards left and right of the bike path. The Adige is a wide, wild river that you cross again and again. Meran itself is a beautiful, chic little town with many posh shops, so nothing for sweaty cyclists 😁. But also great to stop by.

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April 29, 2023,Etsch-Radweg 2.Tag von Goldrein nach Meran

Started today on the second day in Goldrein with a little sunshine 🌞 Again it's almost downhill through more apple orchards to Meran. Arrived here at 24 degrees it was already quite warm in the city, where just this weekend a whole promenade with flower stands from the surrounding gardeners was set up. Meran but otherwise a relatively small town …

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May 26, 2024,Von Meran den Etsch Radweg Fluss aufwärts 😀😀😀😀

The Etsch cycle path is a dream, even from Bolzano!!!! Scenic. !!!!!! In Germany, one has to say!! Many cycle paths leave a lot to be desired. 😩😩😩😩The much-praised Weser cycle path??? Rhine cycle path still have a lot of room for improvement.

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Adige River Rapids – View of Kastelbell Castle loop from Merano Maia Bassa - Meran Untermais

Adige Cycle Path near Staben

Adige Valley (Etschtal) Cycle Path

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View of Kastelbell Castle

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