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 onto the cycle path towards Merano. Arrived in Tel, we turn right and start our uphill ride towards Rio Lagundo. The first 2,4 km are the toughest with a gradient of 16% at some points. At the first crossroad, we keep right and follow the signs to 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 in a constant up and down past the huts of Naturno, Zetn and Mausloch to finally reach the "Tablander Alm" hut. The Merano Bike Highline mostly runs along a forest road - only a small part `from` the "Mausloch Alm" hut to the "Tablander Alm" hut stretches on a narrow trail. After a well deserved break at the "Tablander Alm" hut, we follow the Bike Highline to the start of the "Lupo Trail" (no.4). On the "Lupotrail" we cross the forest road twice, before getting to an asphalt street. There, we leave the trail and proceed on the asphalt street to the next hairpin bend, `where` we take trail no.9 (Fontanatrail), which brings us to the "Niedermair" farm. 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. From there we take the cycle path to return to Naturno.