Rio Lagundo

Take the cable car to Rio Lagundo: forest adventure trail and mountain meadows above Lagundo

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Rio Lagundo in winter, which is partly covered in snow due to its altitude of 1,350 m a.s.l., although the winters in the Adige Valley below are mild.
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The small settlement of Rio Lagundo is located on the Monte Tramontana at about 1,350 m a.s.l. - the village can be reached in a few minutes by the renewed panoramic cable car from Rablà/Saring.
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Rio Lagundo with Ried below it is actually an enclave between the municipalities of Parcines and Plaus: The other districts of Lagundo are located further to the south-east, towards Merano.
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The centre of Rio Lagundo is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was built in 1886 and attracts attention with its light-coloured roof.
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The rich fresco painting, which tells numerous stories, and the wooden panelling inside the Church of the Sacred Heart are remarkable.
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On a hill in front, in the middle of the meadows, stands another chapel, the pilgrimage site of Saint Mary of the Snows, dating back to 1695 AD.
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Rio Lagundo (Aschbach) is an ideal starting point for mountain hikes and forest walks leading up to the Monte San Vigilio above Lana near Merano.
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Here is the path from the cable car station to the village: A family-friendly hike follows the pleasant Forest Nature Trail (Walderlebnispfad).
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The Naturno Mountain Hut, located at 1,922 m a.s.l., is another favourite destination: This area is popular among hikers and mountain bikers.
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The hamlet, which presumably has its origins in the Middle Ages, is also known to have served as a mountain pasture for the farmers of Lagundo.
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High above the Merano basin, Rio Lagundo, a still agriculturally-characterised hamlet of Lagundo, invites you to hike. Surrounded by mountain meadows and forests, this landscape, with its healthy, especially refreshing summer air, tranquillity and abundant greenery, offers a magnificent panoramic view of the Gruppo di Tessa Nature Park opposite.

The slopes on the Rio Lagundo side ascend to the Monte San Vigilio. The mountain village is accessible via the Rio Lagundo-Lagundo Cable Car, which starts from the valley floor near Rablà (Rablà), directly on the Val Venosta railway line. Alternatively, a 12-kilometre-long mountain road leads up from Tel - or you can hike along the Eggersteig, overcoming an 800-metre elevation gain.

The mountain village has its own fire brigade and two churches: The Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus forms the village centre, while slightly outside stands the small Church of Saint Mary of the Snows, dating from 1695, built two centuries before the parish church. Incidentally, there is another Aschbach - as Rio Lagundo is called in German - in the Val Pusteria valley above Perca.

Hikes begin on the edge of the village at an altitude of 1,350 metres. One route follows the freely accessible Rio Lagundo Forest Nature Trail, which provides information about the forest ecosystem and the native flora and fauna. It showcases 18 wood species and is suitable for pushchairs. Further hiking destinations include the Monte San Vigilio, from which you can take a cable car to Lana, the historic Seespitz mountain inn with the Lago Nero (literally: Black Lake), and the Naturno Mountain Hut, which, interestingly, belongs to Lagundo.

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