Hike Melag - Melageralm

The hike starts in the small romantic mountain village of Melago, where there are only a few farm buildings and a small chapel. There is a really large parking lot in front of the village, which is ready for lots of tourists heading to this beautiful Italian part of the Ötztal Alps. It is about 10 km from the main road (the turnoff is in the picturesque town of Curon Venosta, located by the famous Reschensee lake).

Just beyond the village is a crossroads with several options for further continuation. Our choice is the easiest – we will go through the meadows and gradually descend to the river

The road to the Melageralm cottage is really comfortable and picturesque at the same time. The mountain on the horizon is the Nockspitze (3,006m) and there is a hiking trail on it.

Just beyond the village is a pretty stream, the Rio Melago, descending so precipitously that it is almost like a waterfall. The path also leads up to the Passo di Melago (2,968m) along it.

The road is pleasant, almost always on the level

However, the view ahead of the frozen three thousand is more interesting. Such as Äußerer Bärenbartkogel (3,473m) or Cima Fontana (3,366m)

The path will lead us to a bridge from where there is a beautiful view of the river and the mountains in the distance. The destination of this walk – Melageralm – can be seen on the horizon. Paths to the cottage continue on both sides of the river. There is one more bridge before Melageralm.

On the opposite side, we can already see a few buildings in the distance in Melag, the start of this walk.

Now we have a pleasant kilometer of walking along the river with pleasant views of the surrounding slopes and meadows.

From the second bridge, the first climb awaits us, but it is not dramatic by Alpine standards. After about 45 minutes of leisurely walking, we are at the Melageralm, where you can have refreshments.