View of Lake Caldaro – Mendel Pass loop from Penegal

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Trentino

Ruffrè-Mendola

View of Lake Caldaro – Mendel Pass loop from Penegal

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View of Lake Caldaro – Mendel Pass loop from Penegal

03:04

9.26km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Waypoints

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168 m

View of Bolzano from Mendel Pass

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go up with the Mendola cable car and hike up and cover a few meters in altitude. You will be rewarded with a good view. The Mendola Railway can be …

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2.63 km

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2.99 km

View of Kaltern in the distance

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Top view and landscape

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3.25 km

View of Lake Caldaro

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Always brilliant viewpoints

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3.67 km

Mendel Pass

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The winding Mendel Pass road, with a maximum gradient of around seven percent, features a total of fifteen hairpin bends. A drive up the Mendel Pass was, and still is, …

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4.62 km

Sentiero dei Siori

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Very nice hiking trail integrated into the round trip over the Penegal

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8.97 km

Larch Meadows

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a truly idyllic tree-meadow landscape - for relaxing-

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9.04 km

View of the Meadows and Horses near Trento

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If you want to experience beautiful hiking trails, mostly all by yourself, then take the path across the hinterland. The hiking trail starts with a walk through the 🐎 paddock.

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9.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.97 km

2.54 km

2.16 km

252 m

243 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

2.51 km

1.22 km

316 m

252 m

112 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,720 m)

Lowest point (1,360 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

7°C

51 %

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Comments

August 26, 2025,Mendelbahn – Lärchenwiesen Runde von Mendelpass - Passo della Mendola

We took the Mendel funicular to the starting point of our planned hike. It's the longest funicular in the world. With a 64% gradient, it's still one of the steepest of its kind in Europe.
We enjoyed a delicious meal at the Hotel am Penegal with a magnificent view.

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August 21, 2022,Super schöner Ausblick – Penegal Runde von Mendelpass - Passo della Mendola

Very nice tour with a wonderful view. It is definitely worth it. Ascent a bit exhausting but beautiful and above all mostly in the shade 🌞😀

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April 15, 2024,Sentiero dei Siori – Traumhafte Lärchenwiesen Runde von Mendelpass zum Penegal

It was a little too early in the year for green larch meadows, but it was still a wonderful hike at high altitude. It was a little too hazy for the sensational views.
All in all, highly recommended. 👍

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October 3, 2021,Panoramablick – Penegal Runde von Mendelpass - Passo della Mendola

Nice tour but probably better the other way around

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September 14, 2023,Ausblick auf den Kalterer See, Runde von Mendelpass

At the top of the Mendel Pass we went in a loop to Penegal. Up there you have a gigantic view of Bozen, Lake Kaltern and opposite is the rose garden.
It falls vertically here for a few hundred meters. My legs were already tingling. We always went back along the edge to the Mendel Pass. Breathtaking views kept opening …

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August 10, 2022,Super schöner Ausblick – Penegal Runde von Mendelpass - Passo della Mendola

From the Mendel mountain station go on super beautiful forest hiking trails to Penegal. From there along the cliff edge back to the Mendola Pass with a beautiful view of the entire valley around Bozen and the surrounding mountains, e.g. Weisshorn, Dolomites..

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May 14, 2025,➡️ Mendelpass - Penegal

From the Mendel Pass, the trail toward Penegal leads first along a gently ascending, beautiful forest trail, followed by peaceful forest meadows, before another steep climb to the Penegal summit. The descent toward the Mendel Pass, along the partially blocked mountain trail, offers many beautiful panoramas of the Etsch Valley. A highly recommended tour. 👍🏾

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