Burgweg - Ochsentodweg - Castle Tyrol
Duration: 2,77 h
Length: 8,99 km
Difficulty: Easy
Altitude uphill: 422 hm
Altitude downhill: 469 hm
Highest point: 633 m
A leisurely hike that promises a wonderful view of the Merano region.
General description
It is a wonderful hike, the one that leads via the Burg and Ochsentodweg to Thurnstein Castle and further to Tirol Castle.
You can already feel the Mediterranean climate here.
This hike is also suitable for families.
You can already feel the Mediterranean climate here.
This hike is also suitable for families.
Route description
The hike starts at the valley station of the Vellau chairlift in Mitterplars. You follow the Burgweg path # 20 until you reach the Caffee Conrad. Now you continue walking until you reach the Blumenthalerhof. There begins the paved Ochsentodweg path # 29, which leads us slightly uphill to Thurnstein Castle and further along the asphalt road to St. Peter to Castle Tirol.
Return journey: steep descent via Brunnenburg or via Dorf Tirol (Gnaidweg) to Gratsch and via the Algunder Waalweg back to the starting point.
description to arrive at destination
Via the Adige Valley, take the MeBo expressway to the Algund exit.
Coming from Vinschgau, Algund is just before Merano.
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Hiking with children
Park
Pay parking in the center of Algund, opposite the town hall.
Public transport
By train to Merano and by bus line 235 or 213 to Algund.
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