Round tour through the Valle dell’Adige valley

A pleasant cycle tour through the Valle dell’Adige valley awaits us between Bolzano, Appiano and the spa town of Merano

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Our round tour starts in the village centre of Terlano (Dr. Weiser Square).
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The next village is Vilpiano, in the picture the old and the new parish church. If you want to extend the cycle tour you can make a side trip to the Vilpiano Waterfall.
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We cross the Bolzano-Merano Cycle Route in order to reach the village of Nalles.
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Afterwards we cross the bridge over the MeBo highway which leads to the western side of the valley.
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On a small low-traffic road we continue towards south (Andriano).
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Passing the church of Andriano, located in the middle of the vineyards and fruit orchards.
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Past Riva di Sotto (Unterrain), the Pillhof commercial zone and Frangarto we finally enter the Bolzano-Merano Cycle Track which takes us straight back to Terlano.
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The province of South Tyrol carries out some renaturation work along the Adige river in order to safe the biodiversity.
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At Terlano we leave the cycle track and cycle to the village centre, where our round tour ends at the Dr. Weiser Square.
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video : Nalles, the Rose Village

We start our round tour in Terlano, but you can choose any other locality along the route. The tour is especially beautiful in autumn and spring (April to June) and leads on main roads and the cycle track through the fruit- and wine-growing region as well as through the village centres of Terlano, Andriano, Vilpiano and Nalles. From the Dr. Weiser Square in Terlano we follow the old Merano road towards north (Vilpiano). In front of the church we branch off on the right to the train station, cross the railway tracks, the Adige river and the MeBo (Merano-Bolzano) highway before reaching Nalles on the western side of the valley.

A small main road proceeds towards south to Andriano - we follow the signposts towards Riva di Sotto (Unterrain). At the Pillhof commercial zone we have to cross the Appiano main road at the roundabout and continue straight to the nearby village of Frangarto. The main road continues beneath Castel Firmiano slightly uphill - at the junction we cycle towards Bolzano. Right before the level crossing of the Ponte d'Adige railway station, we branch off onto the Bolzano-Merano Cycle Path on the left. We follow it until Terlano, our starting point.

Author: AT

circular route difficulty: easy

Starting point:

Terlano (village centre)
Time required:

02:00 h
Track length:

26,4 km
Altitude:

from 237 m to 327 m
Altitude difference:

+90 m | -90 m
Route:

Terlano - Vilpiano - Nalles - Andriano - Riva di Sotto - Frangarto - Etsch-Radweg cycle route - Settequerce - Terlano
Track surface:

asphalt roads, some sections with traffic (take care with kids)
Recommended time of year:

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Round tour through the Valle dell’Adige valley