Madruttberg

The Madruttberg offers a varied, panoramic and at times very exposed all-mountain tour in the Fleimstal Alps.

Description

The route starts in the small village of Laag, south of Neumarkt. Right at the start, an interesting road leads towards Staudach, with a mixture of asphalt, gravel, paved natural stone paths and exposed passages with plenty of views, which will test your stamina.

Continue on the Gfrillner Straße road through dense spruce and larch forests, steadily uphill until you reach the turn-off towards Grill. At Feigenputz, turn left onto a forest road and circle the Madruttberg on its northern side. At a fork, the path branches off to the Madrutt forest hut and the summit of the Madruttberg. However, if you want to climb to the summit, you have to negotiate a forest road on both the ascent and descent.

The hut offers a magnificent view over the Adige Valley: Lake Kaltern and Bolzano lie to the north, while Trentino and Mezzocorona spread out to the south.

The descent then begins - and here you can see where the name Madrutt comes from: Derived from "broken, steep rock", the trail runs directly along a cliff edge in places, with a vertical drop of several vertical meters. The difficulty varies between S1 and S3 and should not be underestimated: Slipping down here would have fatal consequences. It is worth stopping at several viewpoints to enjoy the panorama - the focus should remain clearly on the line during the ride.

Further along, the trail becomes smoother until you reach the old ruins of a former cable car - relics from the 1960s when timber was transported here. The route then continues through southern vegetation zones, mostly on good gravel. Shortly before returning to the asphalt road, the difficulty increases once again to S2 to S3.

You then return to the uphill section and roll relaxedly back to the starting point in Laag.

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