Loop with ascent to Monte Macaion

Mountain tour • Val di Non

Loop with ascent to Monte Macaion

Excursion without steep climbs and exposed sections that leads to the summit of Val di Non from where you can overlook Val d'Adige and Val Venosta, Bolzano, and Merano.

Easy excursion without steep climbs and exposed sections that allows you to reach one of the most panoramic points of the Val di Non. From the Croce del Macaion, the view spans from the towns of Merano and Bolzano to the entire Val d’Adige and the Dolomites.

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Loop with ascent to Monte Macaion

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Gantkofel cross with a view towards Bolzano
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Excursion without steep climbs and exposed sections that leads to the summit of Val di Non from where you can overlook Val d'Adige and Val Venosta, Bolzano, and Merano.

moderate

Distance 10.6 km

4:15 h

570 m

1,862 m

1,471 m

Author’s recommendation

On the way back, it is worth stopping at Malga di Fondo where you can buy excellent cheese.

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Highest point

1,862 m

Lowest point

1,471 m

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Malga di Fondo

Safety information

Please note that the practicability of the itineraries in a mountain environment is strictly linked to the contingent conditions and is therefore influenced by natural phenomena, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this page may have changed. Before leaving for a tour, make sure the path you will approach is still accessible by contacting the owner of the mountain hut, the alpine guides or the visitor centres of the nature parks, the info offices of the local tourist board.

Roadbook

From Lago Smeraldo di Fondo, continue along the road, initially paved then unpaved, following signs for Malga di Fondo. After 7 km you reach the malga parking lot. From here, descend slightly along the same forest road to a hairpin bend near a stream. Take the forest road on the left that runs alongside the stream and climbs through firs until it intersects the SAT 500 trail with signs for Monte Macaion. Follow this trail, which cuts a hairpin bend, returns to the forest road, and then leaves it permanently to climb up to Forcola di Gaido. Continue along SAT 500 marker which in half an hour reaches Croce del Macaion, where you enjoy a wide panorama over Merano, Bolzano, Val d’Adige, and the Sarntal mountains. Continue for a short stretch towards the summit and once you reach the SAT 513 marker, take it downhill until reaching altitude 1650 where, on the right, in a wide clearing, you see Baita Genzianella. After about 100 meters, leave the SAT 513 marker to follow a tractor road on the right without markers which passes in front of the hut and soon reaches Malga Manzara di Fondo. From there, follow the forest road and with a regular descent reach Malga di Fondo.

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Directions

From Lago Smeraldo di Fondo, continue along the road, initially paved then unpaved, following signs for Malga di Fondo. After 7 km you reach the malga parking lot.

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At the foot of Malga di Fondo

Coordinates

46.488710, 11.176416

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46°29'19.4"N 11°10'35.1"E

UTM

32T 667033 5150650

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4Land, hiking map number #155 scale 1:25,000

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Hiking boots and poles

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Parts of this content were machine translated using Italian as the source language

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