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Hiking tour Frauwaalweg

Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Difficulty:
Easy
Distance: 4.7 km
Ascent: 239 m Descent: 143 m
Duration:02:00 h
Lowest point:904 m
Highest point:1082 m
Best season
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Short description

Hiking from Prad to Lichtenberg in the Upper Vinschgau Valley.

Description

The Vinschgau Valley is enchanting: King Ortler greets you from above, orchards from below. And in the centre, there are countless hiking trails to discover the Vinschgau Valley in South Tyrol.

Starting point of the tour

Prad

Destination of the tour

St. Georgskirche or Lichtenberg

Route description

In Prad, take the path along the right-hand side of the stream and walk to the end of the village, where you take path no. 9. The Waalweg trail is very steep at the beginning and leads through idyllic larch forests, meadows and fields to Lichtenberg.

Route sign

9

Equipment

Hiking boots, wind and rain protection, hiking poles, sunglasses

Public transport

Trains stop at the railway stations of Bozen, Meran and Malles

Directions

Brenner motorway A22, exit Bozen Süd, MEBO motorway to Meran, Vinschgau state road SS38, direction Prad

Parking

Car park in Prad

Tip by the author

Type of trail

Length 4.7 km

Author

Editorial office south-tirol.com

Vinschgau

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