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With the mountain bike to the Covelano marble quarry
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The parish church of St. John in Laas.Photo: By Michielverbeek (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The impressive tour to Europe's highest marble quarry is very demanding, especially in terms of fitness. But the panorama and the descent over varied single trails compensate us for the effort of the ascent.
moderate
Distance 31.6 km
5:30 h
1,530 m
1,530 m
2,171 m
717 m
On wide forest paths and finally on white marble gravel, the way up from Laas is sweat-inducing and energy-sapping, with a constant gradient. We have to climb more than 1,300 metres until we finally reach the forecourt of the impressive Covelano marble quarry. But the agony of the long ascent is worth it. From up here we enjoy a fantastic view of the entire Vinschgau Valley. The descent via the Göflaner Alm offers a combination of flowing trails, gravel and forest paths. On the way, however, there are also stony and rooty sections that require our fullest concentration.
Author
Monika Heindl
Update: July 30, 2015
Difficulty
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moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,171 m
Lowest point
717 m
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Track types
Asphalt
11.1 km
Dirt road
11 km
Forested/wild trail
3.6 km
Path
5.9 km
Start
Parish Church of St. John in Laas (867 m)
Coordinates:
DD
46.616794, 10.698792
DMS
46°37'00.5"N 10°41'55.7"E
UTM
32T 630071 5163982
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Destination
Parish Church of St. John in Laas
Turn-by-turn directions
Start of the tour in Laas. On the road in the direction of Tarnell. Take the forest road to the junction with the marble road. Via this to the Covelano marble quarry (2200 m). Take trail no. 3 to the Covelano alpine pasture (refreshments available) and continue to the cabbage fields. On trail no. 2b mostly as a trail past the Weiskaser Alm to the junction with the trail from the Haslhof. Keep left here (do not turn right to Haslhof). Follow the forest road to the start of trail no. 1 to the outskirts of Covelano (asphalted road at the end). From Covelano on the Via Claudia Augusta back to Lasa.
Especially on hiking trails, sufficient consideration for pedestrians should be a matter of course for us.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
By train (Vinschgerbahn) to LaasGetting there
from the north: A12 to junction Oberinntal, continue via B180 (Reschenstraße), SS40 and SS38 to Laas.From the south: A22 to the Bozen-Süd exit, continue via the SS38 to Laas
Parking
Car park at the Etsch bridge in LaasCoordinates
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46.616794, 10.698792
DMS
46°37'00.5"N 10°41'55.7"E
UTM
32T 630071 5163982
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
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Difficulty
S0
moderate
Distance
31.6 km
Duration
5:30 h
Ascent
1,530 m
Descent
1,530 m
Highest point
2,171 m
Lowest point
717 m
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