Hikes near Merano / Meran
Merano / Meran (644 m) sits in South Tyrol (Südtirol), Italy. MR. ALPS lists 16 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 145 km of marked route in total. They run from 1.8 km to 21.8 km, the longest being Jakobsweg Andrian => Lana - Cammino di San Giacomo Andriano => Lana. 16 of them record their elevation gain, between 20 m and 2209 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 16
- Total marked distance
- 145 km
- Shortest route
- 1.8 km
- Longest route
- 21.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 20–2209 m (on 16 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 16 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Maiser Waalweg
This circular canal trail follows one of the ancient "Waal" irrigation channels — built centuries ago to divert water from higher valleys to meadows and fields — through the area around Schenna/Scena near Merano, starting from the Quellenhof/Sorgente area.
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Wanderweg
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Haflinger Erlebnisweg
Dedicated to the Haflinger horse — the flaxen-maned breed native to this plateau — the trail runs from Hafling village past the town hall and along the old "Bürgeleweg" to St. Kathrein, with didactic stations along the way where walkers can learn about the horses' origins and evolution.
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Höfeweg
The Höfeweg threads past historic farmsteads — including the Hasenegg, Hoferhof, Zmailerhof, Rastlhof, and Holznerhof farm inns — on the slopes of the Schennaberg above Schenna, beginning from the village of Verdins. The trail combines the rural cultural landscape of working farms with sweeping views over Merano and its surroundings.
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Via Alpina Yellow B28
Meraner Hütte / Rifugio Merano - Hochganghaus / Rifugio del Valico
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Via Alpina Yellow B27
Bozen / Bolzano - Meraner Hütte / Rifugio Merano
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Jakobsweg Andrian => Lana - Cammino di San Giacomo Andriano => Lana
Andrian > Sirmian > Grissian > Prissian > Tisens > Lana - Andriano > Sirmiano > Gissiano > Prissiano > Tesimo > Lana
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Rasteinweg
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Wiesenweg
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Ratscheidweg
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Schenner Waalweg
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Höfeweg
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20
Schenna - Taser
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Passerweg
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Sissiweg - Sentiero Sissi
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1
More hiking near Merano / Meran
Other walking bases within 40 km of Merano / Meran, each with its own trail list:
- Meran 2000, Trentino-Alto Adige — 15 trails, 4.5 km away
- Vigiljoch (Monte San Vigilio) – Lana, South Tyrol (Südtirol) — 18 trails, 8.8 km away
- Reinswald (San Martino in Sarentino), South Tyrol (Südtirol) — 21 trails, 15.8 km away
- Pfelders (Moos in Passeier), South Tyrol (Südtirol) — 16 trails, 16.6 km away
- Rittner Horn (Corno del Renon) – Ritten (Renon), South Tyrol (Südtirol) — 22 trails, 20.1 km away
- Racines-Giovo (Ratschings-Jaufen)/Malga Calice (Kalcheralm), South Tyrol (Südtirol) — 18 trails, 21.7 km away