MTB tour Hocheppan Castle
Short description
The tour from Eppan to Hocheppan Castle is something for connoisseurs.
Description
The mountain bike tour offers outstanding views, rewarding refreshment stops and occasionally short, challenging sections.
Starting point of the tour
St. Michael in Eppan
Destination of the tour
Hocheppan Castle
Route description
Cyclists start the Hocheppan tour in the centre of St. Michael near Eppan: first head towards Kaltern until the junction 540/7, where you turn off and cycle past Moos-Schulthaus Castle to Gasthof Steinegger. Here, cyclists follow trail no. 8B to Gasthof Kreuzstein. Here cyclists are faced with a choice: either head towards Gasthof Buchwald and take forest road no. 10 onto the tarmac road and to Perdoning.
Or, just before Buchwald, take forest road 536 to get to Perdoning. In Perdoning, continue on forest road no. 9 and after a very steep descent you finally reach Hocheppan Castle. Return along the road towards St. Michael.
Route sign
540/7, 8b, 10, 536, 9
Equipment
Mountain bike, helmet, wind and rain protection, sunglasses, air pump
Public transport
Trains stop at the railway station in Bozen, bus connection to Eppan.
Directions
Brenner motorway A22, exit Bozen Süd, motorway MEBO, exit Eppan
Parking
Car park in St. Michael near Eppan
Tip by the author
Type of trail
Length 16.1 km
Author
Editorial office south-tirol.com