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Graun - Curon Venosta

Forest trail to Melag village with glacier views

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Italy

South Tyrol

Graun - Curon Venosta

Forest trail to Melag village with glacier views

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Forest trail to Melag village with glacier views

07:36

15.7km

1,230m

Hiking

Forest trail to remote Melag village with glacier views and traditional alpine cheese dairy.

Last updated: September 16, 2025

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186 m

View of the Melag Valley

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Nice last section to get to Melag. Fantastic view of the valley.

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346 m

Melag Village

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The end of the road and the highest year-round inhabited place in the Langtauferertal. Nice view of the valley head to the Melager Alm and the Weißkugel (3,738 m).

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454 m

Hofschank s'Lieblings Platzl

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We stumbled upon it quite by chance at the end of our hike and were pleasantly surprised. The ice cream is incredibly delicious and the coffee selection is excellent. We'll try the cake soon.

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560 m

Cheese dairy in Melag

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There is a cheese dairy right in Melag, where you can buy goat, sheep, cow's milk cheese and various mixed varieties. I've already tried - delicious!

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986 m

Melager Bach

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Wooden bridge over the Melager Bach stream with a beautiful view of the water and the surrounding mountain landscape.

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14.4 km

River Spot in the Upper Vinschgau Valley

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Great place to cool off the dogs and enjoy nature

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15.4 km

View of Weißkugel

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At 3738 m, the Weißkugel is the second highest mountain in the Ötztal Alps after the Wildspitze. It lies on the border between the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

4.93 km

379 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

4.23 km

615 m

242 m

238 m

204 m

Elevation

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Highest point (3,110 m)

Lowest point (1,890 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

19°C

5°C

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Comments

September 4, 2023,Melag - Planeiler Schartl - Maseben - Kappl

The last 150 m up to the yoke were too much climbing for me

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Forest trail to Melag village with glacier views

View of the Melag Valley

Melag Village

Hofschank s'Lieblings Platzl

Cheese dairy in Melag

Melager Bach

River Spot in the Upper Vinschgau Valley

View of Weißkugel

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