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In just a few minutes the Taser cable car takes you comfortably from the valley station in Scena to 1.450 metres in altitude to the natural and excursionist paradise of Mount Scena. The Malga Taser situated close to the station at the top, offers culinary delights and relaxation in its purest form. Enjoy some time of tranquillity far away from the frenzy of daily life and take pleasure in the magnificent mountain scenery overlooking Merano. Some very special surprises await the younger guests: a large playground area, a games room for the colder days, an alpine zoo and our archery range are just some of the numerous highlights reserved for children.
From Malga Taser and the top cable car station it is possible to take part in the most beautiful excursions that the world of the Meranese mountains has to offer. From pleasant walks for all the family to relaxing excursions, or challenging tours at high altitude: there’s something for all tastes. Expert mountaineers, for example, can climb Mount Ivigna (2.581m) or Mount Hirzer (2.781m) whilst the Alta Via Taser is ideal for hiking lovers or for families.
Even mountain bike fans are welcome and can have fun on Mount Scena along some fantastic routes dedicated to mountain bikes and thrilling runs. From 1.30pm bikes can also be transported via the cable car. Bicycles are transported from 1.30 p.m - 6 p.m
Enjoy unforgettable experiences in the mountains, splendid excursions, mountain bike tours and breathtaking views over Merano and the surrounding area in a holiday paradise above Scena.
The cable car operates from 9th June to 1st September on Sundays and public holidays until 7 pm.
PRICES
Outward & return journey
with Südtirol Guest Pass Schenna adults 13,00 €
children 6,60 €*
without Südtirol Guest Pass Schenna adults 14,50 €
children 6,60 €*
One-way ticket
with Südtirol Guest Pass Schenna adults 9,30 €
children 4,70 €*
without Südtirol Guest Pass Schenna adults 10,30 €
children 4,70 €*
*Children reduction from 6-15 years
Bicycles are transported from 1.30 p.m - 6 p.m
This easy, family-friendly hiking route passes through the meadows and forests around the village of Scena, and offers a pleasant walk that is especially popular among leisure hikers.
The hike along Wiesenweg is a pleasant circular route that takes in Schenna’s castles and farms and offers some lovely scenic viewing points where you can stop along the way. Absolutely recommended when the apple blossom is in flower in spring.
This pleasant, approximately one hour-long hike leads from Scena to the district of St. Georgen, which attracts visitors with its fresco-decorated round church and wonderful views of the mountains of Merano and Environs.
This easy, generally flat hike leads through the meadows and forests along the Maiser Waal irrigation channel and is especially popular with families who even enjoy walking the route on hot summer days.
The Wine Trail ties in with Schenna’s centuries-old tradition of winegrowing. More than 20 stations along the way tell of the work in the vineyard, share knowledge, report on historic events and reveal curious facts about the noble grape juice. Over a distance of 5.3 km, the trail leads, sometimes steeply, sometimes in leisurely fashion, through the sun-kissed terroir and in the process provides fabulous views of Schenna Castle and the spa town of Merano. The Wine Trail can be completed in a good hour and a half. However, the many attractions along the way – such as a flavour station – encourage walkers to take a little more time. Not least so that they can pay a visit to the wine cellars and farm shops, which are practically right by the trail.
This hike along peaceful trails through the alpine landscape high above Merano, which is almost two hours long, passes scattered farms and idyllic spots and offers picturesque views of the mountains and valley.
A wooded area on the meadow track between Thurnerhof and Schenna Castle is home to scarily super legendary figures from Schenna. Kids’ imaginations will really run riot on this cross-country walk where they’ll encounter the carved figures. Mellow light suffuses the mixed woodland with chestnut trees, branches crack and rustling sounds emanate from the undergrowth... if you follow the path from Thurnerhof, where a hollow, ancient Keschtbam (South Tyrolean for chestnut tree) makes you want to play hide and seek, then that is the start of your mythical adventure. Perhaps timid forest fairies live here, or even a mischievous Nörggele. Stefan Kröll created the sculptures and - everyone who hears this is amazed - he did it with a chainsaw. All winter long he worked on the figures for his final high school graduation project at Fürstenburg Agriculture and Forestry Technical College in Burgeis, releasing giants and devils, Nörggele and a small church from pine wood. He selected six legends from the Schenna almanac, including “St. Oswald below the Ifinger”, “the Thaller Nörggele”, and “the Devil carries off a Perjuror”. The stories are told in German, Italian and English on the appealingly designed display boards. Admittedly some of the tales are rather spooky and macabre, and their content is more suitable for older children, but the figures are a delight for children of all ages, who can see what they want in them and even make up their own stories.
Passing Vernaun and Labers castles en route, the finishing point of this pleasant, approximately two hour-long hike is Trauttmansdorff. As well as a visit to the botanical gardens, a detour to the Museum of Tourism is also well worthwhile.
The first Wallpach chairlift was inaugurated in 1981. Having faithfully carried countless skiers to the mountain station at Pivigna over the course of many years, in the summer of 2018 it retired – and in December that same year, a state-of-the-art new system opened: a detachable six-seater chairlift with a total length of some 900 m and a transport capacity of 2,200 passengers per hour.
Please note that this chairlift is not accessible to pedestrians.
The Höfeweg above Schenna provides insights into the rural cultural and natural landscape. The combination of historic farmsteads and fabulous views of Merano and its environs make this hike a genuine delight.
The 500 m long climb is perfectly secured with 1000 m of steel cable, is rated at medium difficulty (A - B – in some places B/C) and is suitable for the less strong alpinists or for families with enthusiastic young climbers (14 years and older). An early start, alpine experience and a good overall physical condition is a prerequisite for the ascent of the climbing route. Along the ascent, there is no water and no escape routes. A withdrawal is possible only by down-climbing. The via ferrata is fully secured with a steel cable and no passages have to be dealt with in unsecured terrain or by free climbing. Many steep and difficult sections have been mitigated with steel clamps, which function as steps. Nevertheless, the last part of the via ferrata, the so-called Angel’s edge, presents a very impressive rock passage. The orientation of the via ferrata to the southwest allows for an early ascent of the route, and the climbing season extends well into late autumn (total climbing time: 2-3 hours).
The origins and myths, customs and history, cultivation, combating of pests, harvesting, beliefs and superstitions: since just recently, everything that there is to know about apples can be discovered on this circular trail through Schenna’s sun-kissed landscape with its magnificent views. Through informative texts and interactive displays the Apple Trail gives hikers a closer insight into Schenna's fruit-growing area and its history. Covering a distance of 3.7 km and with a manageable elevation gain of 180 m, the Apple Trail is suitable as an entertaining hike for young and old alike, on which not only beehives and apple wind chimes can be found, but also farm shops where you can try home-made products.
This lovely circular hike winds through the scenery above Merano and offers leisure hikers the full range of scenic charms - shady woodland, blossoming meadows and rustic farms.
Not only when the Alpine roses are in bloom (approx. early-July) does the area around the Tallner Alm offer a wonderful countryside experience in the heart of the Alpine mountain formations and pastures which have been shaped by local agriculture.
