The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Meraner Höhenweg is a circuit of the Texel Group above Meran in South Tyrol: from Naturns by Katharinaberg, Eishof, the Stettiner Hütte, the Eisjöchl (2,895 m), Pfelders and Matatz, and back by Giggleberg. Its length is given as 93 km in eight stages over four to six days; the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 92 km. The high section crosses the Eisjöchl, where snow can lie late in the season.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 15.3 km (9.5 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Alt Rateis - Rattisio Vecchio to Talplatt 8.1 km · 8.1 km from the start
- Day 2 Talplatt to Zeppichl 24 km · 32 km from the start
- Day 3 Zeppichl to Ulfas 10.3 km · 42 km from the start
- Day 4 Ulfas to Seeber - il Lago 11.7 km · 54 km from the start
- Day 5 Seeber - il Lago to Muthöfe - Masi della Muta 14.4 km · 68 km from the start
- Day 6 Muthöfe - Masi della Muta to the finish 23 km · 92 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Schnalsberg 3,004 m · 23 km from the start
- Hohe Wiege - Culla Alta 1,808 m · 76 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Alt Rateis - Rattisio Vecchio, South Tyrol. 46.66468, 10.96399
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Directions to the start
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Alt Rateis - Rattisio Vecchio, South Tyrol · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Talplatt, South Tyrol · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Zeppichl, South Tyrol · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Ulfas, South Tyrol · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Seeber - il Lago, South Tyrol · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Muthöfe - Masi della Muta, South Tyrol · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
