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Alta Via di Merano Unterstell - Monte S. Caterina

Hiking across the steep slopes high above the Val Senales, passing some beautiful mountain farms.

We reach the starting point of this stage of the Alta Via di Merano by taking the Unterstell cable car leading from Naturno to Monte Sole and hiking from its mountain station to the Patleidhof and Linthof farms on trails no. 10A and 10. From here, the Alta Via di Merano branches off into the Val Senales, offering beautiful views of the Val Venosta and Reinhold Messner’s Juval castle.

Having passed the mountain restaurant Innerunterstell we hike steeply downwards for a short time before the trail continues on the western slopes of the Val Senales, some of which are very steep and still today can be only mowed by hand. The beautiful old mountain farms and cottages and some little chapels fit harmoniously into the landscape.

We continue our hiking tour towards the village of Monte Santa Catarina, enjoying the beautiful panorama of the white peaks of the Oetztal Aps and the glacier of the Val Senales. On trail no. 10A we reach Monte Santa Caterina, from where we take the bus back to Naturno.

Please note: When you plan to do this stage of the Alta Via di Merano, please inform yourselves on the conditions of the trails!

Starting point: Unterstell above Naturno (reachable by the “Naturns-Sonnenberg-Unterstell” cable car)
Trail route: Unterstell - Monte Santa Catarina, trail no. 24 (Alta Via di Merano)
Walking time: approx. 2.5 h
Length: 7 km
Altitude difference (ascent): 370 metres
Altitude difference (descent): 430 metres
Experienced in: September 2010
More information: tourist board Naturno, phone +39 0473 666077

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