60 km through the Vinschgau
The Event Card of the Vinschgerbahn
The „Event Card“ of the Vinschgerbahn makes it possible: a
splendid combination to explore the Vinschgau, one of the
most beautiful valleys of the alpine region, per rail or bicycle.
This enchanting cycling tour takes you
60 km along the Etsch down to the valley,
off the main roads through orchards
and pituresque villages.
The Event Card and how it works
The Event Card for the Vinschgerbahn includes the daily
railway ticket between Merano and Mals and a leased bike
(incl. helmet), obtainable from the 6 bike rentals of the
railways in Merano, Naturns, Latsch, Spondinig, Schlanders
and Mals as well as from the ticket vending machines at the
railway stations and in the train (vending machine in the
bike compartment – have change ready!), the Vinschger tourist
offices and from those stores which bear the logo of the
South Tyrolean transport authority.
At all leasing stations bikes (mountain bikes, city bikes,
trekking bikes and bikes for children) can be hired and returned.
The price of the Event Card is 14 € (rental fee without train 10 €),
for children and juveniles up to the age of 16 7 €
(rental fee without train 5 €) and for kids up to the age of
6 years the rental fee for the bike is 5 € (the train ride is
free of charge).
Beside the Vinschgerbahn it is also possible to use the
bus from Mals up to the Reschenpass.
Bike rentals can be found here
and at the Messebahnhof in Bozen Süd.
It is also possible to take your own bike on bord the
Vinschgerbahn, provided there is enough space. The ticket
costs 4 € per bike.
Prices in September 2008
» EventCard der Vinschgerbahn
Our bike group
Four of us started to bike the core of the
Etsch valley cycling track from Mals to Merano
on 9th of Sepember 2008. Our mini group
is proof enough that the 60 km cycling track is very popular
with the young and the old. Nina is 27 years, Michael 36,
Bärbel and myself (Reinhard) stand with 55 years of age
for the somewhat older generation.
With the Vinschgerbahn from Merano to Mals
We have parked our car in Tschars, because we like to spend
our holiday near there, and leave at 8.51hours with the
Vinschgerbahn to Mals.
After we bought the Event Card on the train and found 4 seats
we are now enjoying the 47-minute trip via Latsch
and Schlanders
to Mals.
The tiny,
wonderfully and true-to-style restored railway stations
along the route, dating from 1903 till 1906, fit
agreeably into the landscape.
Since for the most part the Vinschgau has passed us “in a train”
and we were able to gather first impressions of mountains and
castles, fruit and villages, we now want to experience these
impressions in the opposite direction somewhat sporty and
intensively by bike.
Words by Bärbel & Reinhard Jakubowski from Gladbeck. Pictures
by Reinhard Jakubowski & Michael Banken. They are being use
with the kind permission of the authors.
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