Mountain Hut Hike on Meran 2000

Start your hike by taking the cable car from Meran up to the summit station at Piffing. Alternatively, you can drive to Falzeben and ride the gondola lift up. The actual hike begins at the mountain station.

The first stop along the trail is the Pfiffinger Köpfl hut. From there, follow trail no. 3 to the Waidmann Alm, and continue on either to the Kirchsteiger Alm or straight to the Meraner Hütte. A pleasant trail then leads you to the Rotwandhütte.

At this point, you can choose between two options: either return directly to Piffing or hike down to Falzeben via the Zuegghütte. Once in Falzeben, you can head back to your car or return to Piffing—either by gondola lift or on foot to the summit station of the new cable car.

The first mountain hut is right along the trail: it’s called Pfiffinger Köpfl. From there, take trail No. 3 to the Waidmann Alm Mountain Hut, then Kirchsteiger Alm or continue on to Meraner Hütte Mountain Hut. You’ll continue along a pleasant hiking trail to Rotwandhütte Mountain Hut. Frome there, hikers can either return to Piffing or walk to Falzeben via the Zuegghütte Mountain Hut. After arriving at Falzeben, you can head to the car or can go back to Piffing, either via the endless loop cableway or on foot to the summit station of the new cable car.

Coming from both directions of the freeway Meran/Merano - Bolzano/Bozen (MEBO), take the exit of Meran Süd/Merano Sud and follow directions towards Meran first, to then turn right towards Hafling/Avelengo

Two possibilities to reach the summit station:

• parking place in Naiftal/Val di Nova in Meran, ascent with the Meran 2000 funicular
• parking place in Falzeben in Hafling/Avelengo, ascent with the Falzeben cable car

• Parking area in Falzeben, on charge
• Free parking area in Naiftal at the valley station of the Merano 2000 funicular

Valley station of the Meran 2000 funicular/Naiftal:

• Bus no. 1/1A

Valley station of the Falzeben Cable Car:

• Bus no. 225 "Meran - Hafling - Falzeben"
• Bus no. 204 "Hafling - Vöran - Mölten - Terlan - Bozen" (until Hafling Dorf, than change to busline no. 225)

You'll find the time table on the site: www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/