Mendelbahn Funicular – Altenburger Road loop from Kaltern an der Weinstraße - Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino

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Kaltern An Der Weinstraße - Caldaro Sulla Strada Del Vino

Mendelbahn Funicular – Altenburger Road loop from Kaltern an der Weinstraße - Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino

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Mendelbahn Funicular – Altenburger Road loop from Kaltern an der Weinstraße - Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino

01:13

16.0km

400m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

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759 m

Mendelbahn Funicolare Mendola station

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64% gradient, you hope that the technology is solid. Relief: the railway construction came from a Swiss, the engineer Emil Strub. Opened in 1903, the Mendelbahn was the first electrically …

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807 m

Mendelbahn Funicular

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The Mendelbahn is a funicular railway that runs from the St. Anton district of Kaltern up to the Mendel Pass. The elevation difference between the summit and valley stations is …

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3.73 km

Altenburger Road

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Nice descent and a good reward after the 25% climb coming from Söll.

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4.23 km

Biotop Rastenbachklamm - Biotop Rastenbach stream gorge

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Stairs and bridges lead through the gorge
The Rastenbachklamm between Altenburg and Lake Kaltern is an impressive natural monument with its waterfalls and pools, ivy-covered trees, fallen trunks and rippling cool water.

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5.13 km

View of Lake Caldaro (Kalterer See)

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Dream view at the beginning of the tour at the entrance into the Rastenbachklamm down to the Kalterersee which is picturesquely situated in the vineyards.

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5.44 km

Church of San Vigilio (Castelvecchio)

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The 14th-century Gothic church of San Vigilio is one of the most interesting monuments near Caldaro on the Wine Road. It is located in the hamlet of Castelvecchio, among vineyards …

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