Leitenwaal Trail – Schludernser Berkwaal loop from Glurns - Glorenza

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Leitenwaal Trail – Schludernser Berkwaal loop from Glurns - Glorenza

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Leitenwaal Trail – Schludernser Berkwaal loop from Glurns - Glorenza

04:26

13.7km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.60 km

Viewpoint

5.72 km

Ganglegg

Archaeological Site

6.19 km

View of Ortler

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Today King Ortler did not show his best side. The top was shrouded in clouds.

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6.87 km

A wonderful, easy hiking trail along the Waal, also a recommendation with children. There are places to rest along the way and there is always information about the Waal and about legends. There are always great views of the Vinschgau.

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7.57 km

Bridge Over the Saldurbach

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A lot of time and money was invested to redesign this beautiful Waal.

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7.64 km

Schludernser Berkwaal

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The Bergwaal or Berkwaal was rebuilt and new wooden table sets were installed.

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8.46 km

Bergwaal Wooden Pathway

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One of the most beautiful natural Waale.

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8.68 km

Wooden water bridge on the Schludernser Bergwaal

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Impressive construction where the fast-flowing water has full control.

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9.06 km

Eller Larch Wooden Sculpture

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Legend of the Eller Larch with carved wooden figure and detailed information panel directly on the Waalweg.

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9.18 km

Bergwaal Irrigation Channel

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Two of the most beautiful irrigation channels in Vinschgau.

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13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.50 km

3.85 km

2.52 km

1.78 km

987 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.94 km

3.54 km

2.74 km

2.67 km

523 m

269 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (900 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

15°C

7°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

September 4, 2021,Waalwanderung Schluderns

Wonderful tour with exciting insights into a centuries-old cultural landscape. The path is not difficult and only a bit steep at the beginning. You should allow time to take photos.

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October 7, 2025,🇮🇹Leitenwaal & Bergwaal🌊

High above Schluderns, in the Saldurbach gorge, two irrigation channels are conduited: the Leitenwaal flows east through the Schludernser Leiten, and the Bergwaal flows west to the Vernalhof farm above Churburg Castle. The section through the Saldur Gorge is therefore the most exciting part of this irrigation channel hike. The Bergwaal, partly carved into the rock, also features some quite …

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September 26, 2025,🇮🇹 Schluderns - Ganglegg - Grigg-, Leiten- und Berkwaal - Edelweißsteig, Churburg

After 8 years, it was finally time to revisit the most beautiful spots on this tour: komoot.de/tour/21920536?ref=aso

Unfortunately, the tour started in the rain, and the rain stopped intermittently, but stayed with us until the end.

Images 146-148 show a fish rescue. It was caught in the leaves of a pond in a strong current, then moved (hand in the …

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June 24, 2025,Tour vom Parkplatz Bahnhof Schluderns , Griggwaal, Ganglegg, Leitenwaal , Bergwaal zurück nach Schluderns. 🇮🇹

Thank you in advance @Alisa Mai for posting this lovely tour. I used your tour as a template. The tour led from Schlunderns through beautiful countryside past various irrigation channels. The view of the mountains and also of the Churburg castle was fantastic. In the forest there is a replica of a house which could date back to the Bronze …

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May 3, 2022,Vinschgau/Südtirol: Schluderns ins Seitental zu den Waalen

A wild and romantic gorge, very well secured. At the end of the gorge, the direction of flow of the Waale divides. The starting point is easy to reach with the Vinschgau train.

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June 21, 2023,An den Waalen entlang zur Churburg - 21.06.2023

From Sluderno train station through the village past the church of St. Katharina up to the Kalavierenberg. After a good 300m in altitude, finally up 🥵
Short detour to Ganglegg. An archeological place. With various excavations. Then finally along the Leitenwaal almost to the end of the valley. Over a bridge on the Berkwaal. This went back to the Churburg. …

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June 25, 2022,"Resteverwertung!" - Churburg (heute auch von innen), Berkwaal, Burgruine Unter-, und Obermatsch incl. Kirche und Altar, sowie Leitenwaal - ⬆️⬇️810 Meter... ⛰🚶🍺🤪🤙

Everything I packed into yesterday's tour and then shortened was today's turn!

I'll be brief as there were so many photos taken on this spectacular and strenuous hike. I hope you can take a look... :-))

Start was today with a guided tour in the Churburg!

Then I hiked the Berkwaal, they say it's the best in South Tyrol!

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July 3, 2023,20230703 🇮🇹 Vinschgau: Schludernser Waale

It was 14 degrees and it was raining when we set off in the Val di Fassa in the direction of Pfunds in Tyrol, our last stop. Our trip went through the Vinschgau and yesterday we thought about doing a Waal hike, we didn't know either of them and we really liked it. And it was a completely different environment. …

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