Kalterer See & the South Tyrolean Wine Road
Vernatsch, pergola vineyards and a swim in Italy's warmest alpine lake.
- Distance
- 40 km
- Elevation gain
- 520 m
- Est. duration
- 3–4 h
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Eppan / Appiano → Tramin / Termeno
Elevation profile
Stops along the route (3)
Kellerei Girlan
A cooperative winery founded in 1923, with around 200 member families farming some 220 hectares around Girlan.
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
Cantina Kaltern
A major cooperative winery on the Kaltern wine road, above the lake.
- Secure bike parking
- E-bike charging
- Cyclist-friendly
- +1
Konditorei Tramin
Zelten, the dense South Tyrolean fruit and nut bread
- Cyclist-friendly
- Quick service
About this route
The Weinstraße is a balcony road: on one side the Mendel ridge, on the other a shallow bowl of pergola-trained Vernatsch running down to the Kalterer See. It rolls rather than climbs, and the villages — Girlan, Kaltern, Tramin — are close enough together that you can taste your way from a farm inn to a Gewürztraminer cellar without ever feeling like you are training. Pack a swimsuit; the lake is genuinely warm by May.