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Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee – Bergkastel Trail loop from Etschquelle - Sorgente dell'Adige

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South Tyrol

Graun - Curon Venosta

Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee – Bergkastel Trail loop from Etschquelle - Sorgente dell'Adige

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Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee – Bergkastel Trail loop from Etschquelle - Sorgente dell'Adige

03:11

28.0km

1,160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee

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Reschen Neudorfs. 2
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The Reschen reservoir and how it came about...
5 km after the Reschenpass, Graun im Vinschgau, an old church tower sticks out of the water... The Reschenstausee and how it came about...
In 1949/50, the villages of Graun and Reschen in the Upper Vinschgau fell victim to a ruthless damming project. The story of this lake damming reads almost like a crime novel - but it is the story of a catastrophe. Lake Reschen is over 6 km long; With its water volume of 116 million cubic meters, it generates around 250 million kWh of electricity per year. A proud achievement of technical progress? The church tower of Altgraun, which rises out of the middle of the water, serves as a silent indictment, as it were, as a reminder of the price at which “progress” was bought here, which was never paid. A blooming landscape once spread here, with the picturesque village of Graun. It had become a stately village, full of traffic between Bolzano and Landeck, with wide gabled 5km after the Reschenpass, Graun in the inns, such as the "Adler (Warger) and the "Traube Vinschgau, an old church tower protrudes (Reinhartl) as a stop for the post. Where old frescoes didn't decorate the houses, the bay windows and staircases did, but everywhere the most colorful floral decorations on the windows and on the balcony. 163 houses in Graun and Reschen and 523 hectares of fertile cultivated land fell victim to the floods. Over half of the 650 residents of Graun had to move abroad, and around 1,000 people were affected by the disaster. 120 farms lost their livelihood, which was almost exclusively tied to livestock breeding. Today we ask ourselves: How could this cruel and arbitrary intervention come about? Was there no way to prevent this catastrophe back then?
Text / Source: reschensee.it
reschensee.it/index_htm_files/geschichte-Alt-Graun-04-2015-1.pdf

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1.32 km

View of Lake Resia and the Reschen Pass

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The Resia Pass is located 1,504 meters above the sea. Here there is a refuge run by a family, while in the villages of Resia and Curon you can find all the necessities. For those who wish, there are many hotels where you can stay overnight, and then wake up with the magnificent view of the plateau. You can cycle around the two lakes: Lago di Resia and Lago della Muta.

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2.23 km

Wooden Bridge and Ford on the Way to Resia

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Very nice cycle path with good signage and a great panorama.

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17.6 km

Bergkastel Trail

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Offers a real trail fireworks display over about 6 kilometers with around 700 meters of descent, flowy sections, berms, short pedaling sections, rocky sections, as well as Northshores, doubles, and tables.

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18.4 km

Kastelwald

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20.6 km

Plamort Anti-Tank Barriers and View of Lake Resia

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definitely take it with you, just great view up there if the weather is right.

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22.0 km

Plamort Viewpoint of Lake Resia

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The so-called "Poserfelsen" is the photo spot par excellence on the three-country enduro trails. Below you can see the Reschensee, on the left side of which the Grauner church tower in the lake treats itself to a bath. In the background, with hopefully good visibility, you can see the Ortler, which is easy to see with its massive ice armor. At 3,905 meters, it is the highest mountain in South Tyrol.

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26.7 km

Reschen Pass Bunker 20 – Source of the Etsch

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Can only be reached on foot

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28.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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20.8 km

2.32 km

2.14 km

1.89 km

770 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

6.36 km

1.75 km

103 m

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Highest point (2,430 m)

Lowest point (1,420 m)

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Sunday 23 August

19°C

11°C

78 %

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Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee – Bergkastel Trail loop from Etschquelle - Sorgente dell'Adige

Altdorfstrasse am Reschensee

View of Lake Resia

View of Lake Resia and the Reschen Pass

Wooden Bridge and Ford on the Way to Resia

Bergkastel Trail

Plamort Anti-Tank Barriers and View of Lake Resia

Plamort Viewpoint of Lake Resia

Reschen Pass Bunker 20 – Source of the Etsch

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