Etschtal: Knottnkino – Nature’s fantastic display

Logo Etschtal: Knottnkino – Nature’s fantastic display
Logo Etschtal: Knottnkino – Nature’s fantastic display
Tour data
10.81km
1,311 - 1,523m
Distance
398hm
391hm
Ascent
03:25h
 
Duration
Brief description

Gentle family-friendly hike with wonderful views in an ever-changing landscape

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

The car park at the Alpenrose Inn between Verano/Vöran and Avelengo/Hafling

Route
Alpenrose
0.0 km
Leadner Alm
3.6 km
Gasthof Waldbichl
4.2 km
Knottnkino
9.2 km
Alpenrose
10.8 km

Best season
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Description

This hike leads us through a varied landscape in a low mountain range. The highlight is the Knottnkino, a cinema-inspired open air seating area with stunning views of the Merano mountains. Several wetlands along the trail make it easy to observe the impressive flora and fauna.

Directions

Starting point of the hike is the Alpenrose Inn car park from where we walk along trail no. 11 to a saddle. We then follow the signs, first through a meadow, then through a beautiful forest and finally over a rock (the great Rotsteinknott). After about 40 minutes, we reach the Knottnkino (no. 14).

From there, we retrace our steps on trail no. 11 and head east to the Schützenbründlweg fork. We pass this on our right and continue following trail no. 11 in a sweeping arc to the left. We come across several boggy areas and ponds (Langes Moos) before we reach the Leadner Alm Alpine Farm, a pleasant inn for a refreshment stop. It’s about an hour from the Knottnkino to the inn. From the Leadner Alm, we follow the signs to Waldbichl, another inn, which we reach in 10 minutes.

From there we follow the signs along a trail heading to Rohrer (no. 15) and on a well-developed hiking trail (no. 16) running alongside the road, we finally reach the Grüner Baum Inn car park. This takes about 30 minutes.

We now turn sharply to the right to the Schützenbründlweg (trail no. 14), which takes us (in about 40 minutes) back to the saddle where we were atthe beginning of the hike (trail no. 11). Here we simply follow thefamiliartrail back to the car park.

Highest point
1,523 m
Endpoint

The car park at the Alpenrose Inn between Verano/Vöran and Avelengo/Hafling

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General info

Refreshment stop
Flora
A lot of view
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