Merano High Mountain Trail - Hochmuth - Giggelberg
Sonnenberg/Montesole- Partschins/Parcines, Partschins/Parcines, Meran/Merano and environs
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A unique experience on the Merano High Path This panoramic section connects the top station of the Hochmuth Cable Car with Giggelberg, passing through forests, alpine pastures, and the suspension bridge over the Töllgraben. With stunning views and charming rest stops, this is a must-do for mountain lovers!
Itinerary
The tour starts in Dorf Tirol. The Hochmuth Cable Car takes you up to the Muthöfe farms. From the top station, a short but steep ascent leads to the Gasthaus Steinegg Inn on the Merano High Path. From here, follow trail marker no. 24 heading west. This section of the Merano High Path is called the Hans-Frieden-Weg.
In approximately 1.5 hours, the trail alternates between gentle ascents and descents, leading to the Leiteralm (1,522 m). The path continues through a forest to the Hochganghaus (1,839 m). Shortly before reaching the Hochganghaus mountain hut, a 55-meter-long suspension bridge crosses the Töllgraben. From the Hochganghaus, the Merano High Path takes on a more alpine character.
The trail, partially paved with larger stones, passes the "Hohe Wiege" viewpoint (1,809 m) and continues to the Tablander Alm (1,788 m). A slight descent brings you to the Zielbach river and the Nasereit mountain hut (1,523 m). The Zielbach river feeds the Partschins Waterfall, the largest waterfall in South Tyrol.
Follow trail no. 24 through shaded forests towards Giggelberg. After about an hour, the stage ends at the Giggelberg mountain inn (1,565 m), located above the top station of the Texelbahn Cable Car in Partschins.
Mountain trail of medium difficulty, some stages with staircases and rope protection!
Good equipment, surefootedness, good physical condition and a head for heights are prerequisites!
On the Hochmuth below Steinegg there is a viewing platform that looks like a stylised basket. This references the historically arduous life working the land on the steep slopes of the Muthof farms, where, with the help of winches, baskets of earth and manure were pulled up to the fields so that they could be cultivated again.
