Val Venosta Apple Route
Orchard corridors from Mals to Naturns, ending in a cool cellar of Vinschgau white wine.
- Distance
- 38 km
- Elevation gain
- 210 m
- Est. duration
- 2.5–3.5 h
- Difficulty
- Easy
Mals / Malles → Naturns / Naturno
Elevation profile
Stops along the route (3)
Paarlbäckerei Laas
Vinschger Paarl with apple strudel, straight from the wood oven
- Cyclist-friendly4
- Secure bike parking3
- Quick service2
- +2
Weinhof Kastelbell
Vinschgau Riesling, tasted in the barrel cellar
- Cyclist-friendly4
- Secure bike parking3
- Quick service2
- +2
Vinschger Apfelhof
Working apple farm with three guest apartments, a barn for bikes and juice straight from the press.
- Locked bike storage5
- E-bike charging2
- Early breakfast2
- +3
About this route
Vinschgau is the driest valley in the Alps, and the apple trees know it — they stand in disciplined rows, irrigated by the old Waale channels that still murmur beside the path. The ride from Mals runs downhill almost the whole way, which means you can spend your energy on stopping instead of pedalling. In May the orchards are white noise, literally: blossom in every direction. In September the air is sugar. Between the two you pass Kastelbell, where a handful of stubborn growers coax Riesling out of terraces most people would call unfarmable, and the bread bakers of Laas still shape Vinschger Paarl in pairs, the way they have since the monastery ovens.