009 Up to the "Morterer Leger" and down the "Holy Hansen Trail"

Course: Naturno – Morter – uphill Morterer Leger – farm Haslhof – trail Holy Hansen – Covelano– Naturno

Do you want to get to know one of the most beautiful trails in Val Venosta? Then join in on this tour. 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 continue on the cycle path towards Stava. We follow the cycle path through the villages Castelbello, Laces and finally Coldrano, `where` we ride in direction of "Val Martello" until we reach the village Morter. At the fire station, we turn right to get to a forest road that brings us uphill to the "Morterer Leger". The road is very steep but guarantees shadow, even on hot summer days. The first part of the road is characterized by white marble gravel, the second part by grassy ground. After 9 kilometers and 1000 meters of elevation gain, we arrive at our first destination. The breathtaking view over the surrounding mountains makes us forget the physical strains we had faced. After a short break we take a connecting route to the farm "Haslhof", `where` we get rewarded again. The "Holy Hansen", one of the most famous trails in Val Venosta, is right in front of us. The trail was built by bikers for bikers and is very popular (S0- S1), even though some parts in the middle sector are technically quite demanding (S2). The trail is divided into eight parts and the difficulty of each part is well signposted, so everyone can decide whether or not to ride the next section. The trail leads all the way down to Covelano, `where` we take the cycle path and return to Naturno.