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Loop Trails in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

99 routes in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 6.2 km and 161 m (528 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 91.7 km.

That is 14 percent of the 720 routes we map in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol. They are shorter than the local average, 6.2 km against 10.3 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 161 m (528 ft) against 262 m (860 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 76 are rated easy and 7 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Expert

Meraner Höhenweg - Alta Via di Merano

Naturpark Texelgruppe - Parco naturale Gruppo di Tessa · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

Distance
91.7 km
/ 57.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,018 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Günther-Messner-Steig

Parch Natural Pöz-Odles - Naturpark Puez-Geisler - Parco Naturale Puez-Odle · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
336 m
Typical duration
3 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mittertaler Höhenweg

Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn - Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Naturlehrpfad

Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags - Parco Naturale Fanes-Sennes-Braies · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
56 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Wildlife watching
Hard

Alta Via del Granito

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
27.5 km
/ 17.1 mi
Elevation gain
605 m
Typical duration
7 hr 1 min
Easy

"Ölberg" descent

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

1 - Dörferrundweg (Vintl)

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

1 - Rafeil-Rundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

24 - Rundweg Sam

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
98 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

6A - St. Leonharder Rundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

7 - Gratschenbergrunde

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
108 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Anton Schwingshackl Weg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
359 m
Typical duration
3 hr 59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dörferrundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Familienrundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Fenn Promenade

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Filzkunstweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Flittrunde

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
143 m
Typical duration
1 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Giro del Calisio

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
29.1 km
/ 18.1 mi
Elevation gain
641 m
Typical duration
7 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Giro del Dos Paion

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Giro di Bedolpian

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Haarersteig

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
0.4 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Herrnsteig

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
52 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kreuzweg (Lüsen)

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
117 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kulturrunde - Culturonda

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kulturwanderweg Peter Mitterhofer

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ledro Trek Low

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,212 m
Typical duration
5 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Ledro Trek Medium

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
27.8 km
/ 17.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,197 m
Typical duration
9 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Martinsweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
100 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Naturerlebnispfad

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
119 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

7-Seen-Tour

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
19.7 km
/ 12.2 mi
Elevation gain
433 m
Typical duration
4 hr 54 min
  • Lake
Easy

Naturlehrpfad

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Wildlife watching
Easy

Naturlehrpfad

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Wildlife watching
Easy

Bosco Arte Stenico

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
47 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Forest
Moderate

A Soredl

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
Easy

Ahnerbergrunde

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
Moderate

Almenrundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
12.0 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
264 m
Typical duration
2 hr 54 min
Easy

Amolacqua

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
17 min
Easy

Atemweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
12 min
Easy

BBT-Rundweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
30 min
Easy

Bienenweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
141 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
Moderate

Bletterbachrunde

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
12.8 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
3 hr 6 min
Easy

Burgenweg

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
Easy

Bürgstallstöckl

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
47 m
Typical duration
31 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Meraner Höhenweg - Alta Via di MeranoNaturpark Texelgruppe - Parco naturale Gruppo di Tessa91.7 km2,018 m24 hrExpertOctober to May
Günther-Messner-SteigParch Natural Pöz-Odles - Naturpark Puez-Geisler - Parco Naturale Puez-Odle15.3 km336 m3 hr 41 minModerateOctober to May
Mittertaler HöhenwegNaturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn - Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina5.5 km121 m1 hr 20 minEasyOctober to May
NaturlehrpfadNaturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags - Parco Naturale Fanes-Sennes-Braies2.5 km56 m37 minEasyOctober to May
Alta Via del GranitoTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol27.5 km605 m7 hr 1 minHardOctober to May
"Ölberg" descentTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol0.8 km19 m12 minEasyOctober to May
1 - Dörferrundweg (Vintl)Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol9.7 km213 m2 hr 20 minModerateOctober to May
1 - Rafeil-RundwegTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol1.8 km39 m26 minEasyOctober to May
24 - Rundweg SamTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol4.5 km98 m1 hr 5 minEasyOctober to May
6A - St. Leonharder RundwegTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol6.0 km132 m1 hr 27 minEasyOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with Meraner Höhenweg - Alta Via di Merano, Günther-Messner-Steig, Mittertaler Höhenweg. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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