The Passer in the Passeier Valley – Passirio River Trail loop from Saltaus - Saltusio

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St. Martin In Passeier - San Martino In Passiria

The Passer in the Passeier Valley – Passirio River Trail loop from Saltaus - Saltusio

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The Passer in the Passeier Valley – Passirio River Trail loop from Saltaus - Saltusio

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21.6km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.76 km

Passeier Valley Cycle Path at Quellenhof

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Located between Meran and St. Leonhard, you can enjoy the beautiful view here.

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2.08 km

Quellenhof Covered Bridge

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Between Sorgente and Saltusio, this wooden bridge is a great way to cross the Passirio stream by bike or on foot. Easily, looking towards the river, you might notice people canoeing down it.

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4.37 km

The Passer in the Passeier Valley

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On the beautiful and well-developed cycle path, you roll relaxed through apple orchards along the Passer in the direction of Meran.

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10.1 km

Passeier Valley Cycle Path

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The river on one side, the mountains on the other. It never gets boring, the views are varied.

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10.7 km

View of St. Leonhard in Passeier and Jaufen Pass

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Suggestive view of San Leonardo in Passiria from the Passirio river, where the village, nestled between the mountains of the Val Passiria, stands out on the horizon, offering a picturesque panorama.

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11.1 km

St. Leonhard in Passeier Village Center

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You simply have to stop here and feast your eyes. The house, completely covered in green and gorgeous flowers, is an absolute eye-catcher. And you'll hardly believe it, but behind it lies great gastronomy.

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14.4 km

Passirio River Trail

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An impressive river!

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21.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

3.15 km

1.04 km

642 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

5.35 km

1.98 km

1.16 km

205 m

Elevation

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

8°C

23 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

April 19, 2025,Fahrradtour von Saltaus nach Sankt Leonhard und zurück

These decorated altars are a special feature in South Tyrol and are called Easter graves.
They are always set up during Holy Week, the week before Easter. Colored balls filled with water are placed around the Easter grave. Glowing candles or burning paraffin lamps are placed behind each glass ball. The glass balls shine brightly and bathe the grave in …

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August 26, 2023,Von Saltaus nach St. Leonhard in Passeier

With the kids 😀 a tour first with the bikes 🤩 to St. Leonhard then on foot towards the gorge 😁
Unfortunately we couldn't walk the gorge completely because a thunderstorm was coming up🥺
Anyway, we're back on our bikes and full throttle to St. Martin 😁 there's an ice cream for the kids and an iced coffee for us …

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March 31, 2022,2022-05 Bike Tour kurz vor Meran

After Corona it was the first tour by bike for a long time. I definitely noticed that.

Although we didn't go all the way to Meran - on the way we noticed that we didn't take any small change for ice cream 🍨 and beer 🍺 so we turned about 3 km before Meran and drove back.
We will repeat …

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