Biking in Meran & Environs: from 300 to 3,000 metres

High, rugged mountains and Mediterranean basins – biking in Meran & Environs is as varied as the landscape. The network of tours ranges from 300 to 3,000 metres. No matter if you are a beginner or a passionate mountain biker, a pleasure cyclist or downhiller, in Meran & Environs you will be able to get going at full speed. You are guaranteed to find the route of your dreams right on the doorstep of our Familienhotels Südtirol. The mild climate with more than 300 sunny days a year provides you with an extra long cycling season that lasts until late autumn. So, get on the saddle and set off on your family holiday in South Tyrol!

Between palms and pastures – the best bike tours in Meran & Environs

Follow trail of the ancient Romans and cruise through Mediterranean dream landscapes on the Via Claudia Augusta cycle path. It’s up to you whether you head west or southeast.

Biking happiness awaits you on Meran 2000, where you can take the cable car up to the mountain top. Once you reach the summit, you can cycle in all directions, for example up the Kesselberg, to the Kuhleiten hut, or to the Stoanernen Mandln.

To cross the Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch once, that’s on your bucket list? Great! A family-friendly tour takes you right across this natural idyll with its incomparable places of power. But be careful! The panorama will take your breath away.

Do you like riding your bike, but you love to stroke horses? Then the cosy Haflinger round is just the right thing for you! On this tour you take a ride over the high plateau, the home of the world-famous Haflinger horses.

The Tomberg is calling. We are coming – and we are coming by mountain bike. From Naturns you climb the shady flanks of the Nörderberg during this short, but sweet tour. A treat in tropical temperatures.

Swing into the saddle and discover the surroundings on two wheels. The Adige/Etsch cycle path leads you to Meran, to Val Passiria/Passeiertal, to Bolzano, and to Lake Reschen. Take the train to return back home.

Practice makes perfect! In the 3,500m² technical training park in Naturns you can improve your bike technique on Monday afternoon. During the week, the pros from the Ötzi Bike Academy will help you with special courses.

Would you like to meet a real Tyrolean "national hero"? Then get in the saddle, because the Val Passiria/Passeier cycle path leads you to St. Leonhard and to the Sandwirt, the home of Andreas Hofer, which houses an interesting museum.

The Brand Trail, the Family Tour, the Innerforch Tour, the Farm Tour on the Nörderberg – around Naturns and Partschins there are numerous easy mountain bike tours for the whole family. What are you waiting for?