Rittersteig Trail – Sonnenberger Panorama Trail loop from Plaus

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Rittersteig Trail – Sonnenberger Panorama Trail loop from Plaus

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Rittersteig Trail – Sonnenberger Panorama Trail loop from Plaus

03:12

10.9km

260m

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 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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344 m

Danse Macabre murals at St. Ulrich Parish Church, Plaus

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At the cemetery wall around the picturesque parish church to the holy Ulrich 18 "Totentanzfresken" of the Vinschger artist Luis Stefan Stecher stand out.

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3.32 km

Dornsberg Castle (Tarantsberg)

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Dornsberg Castle (Tarantsberg) was built in 1217 by the nobles of Tarant as the family seat. The castle is not open to the public.

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3.43 km

View of Dornsberg Castle

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Dornsberg Castle, also known as Tarantsberg, is located between Naturns and Plaus at the foot of the Nörderberg. The castle at the entrance to the Vinschgau was built in 1217 …

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4.00 km

Rittersteig Trail

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A wonderful hiking trail at the foot of the Nörderberg.

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6.40 km

Adige Bridge, Naturns

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In the mountains above Laas, the world-famous white marble is mined. Because of his pronounced purity and hardness he was selected by renowned artists for sculptures and sculptures.

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7.83 km

Sonnenberger Panorama Trail

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The sun path lived up to its name today. Unfortunately, we made a much too short piece of it

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8.72 km

Runster Mill (629 m)

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Franz Staffler - Runsterbauer, the owner of this mill, had the mill renovated in 2012 and took over the financing. The mill was built in 1861.
A beautiful form of home care!

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10.8 km

Bridge over the Adige in Plaus

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Bridge over the Etsch in Plaus

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10.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.24 km

2.70 km

2.25 km

1.73 km

922 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.55 km

2.60 km

1.58 km

1.47 km

870 m

584 m

222 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

17°C

7°C

18 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2022,Brücke über Etsch – Sonnenberger Panoramaweg Runde von Naturns - Naturno

After yesterday's hike with steep climbs in (for us "flatland Tyroleans") higher areas, we had chosen a less demanding tour much further down today 🙂. Thanks to the Merankarte, local public transport took us to Naturns, the main town of a market town in Vinschgau, free of charge. We had chosen a round with moderate climbs at the foot of …

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August 1, 2024,Rittersteig – Sonnenberger Panoramaweg Runde von Naturns - Naturno

Today we made the obligatory tour of the apple orchards - simply a must on a holiday in South Tyrol....

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August 10, 2025,Ponte sull'Adige a Plaus – Sentiero panoramico del Sonnenberg giro ad anello con partenza da Naturno meglio da fare al contrario

It is better to do it in the opposite way to what is indicated, to do the sunny part in the morning and return with the very shaded part afterward

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September 17, 2021,Wald-Apfel-Rebentour

Dreamlike South Tyrol. Yesterday only rain and fog. And today that. Pure sun. Summer freshness. What a conclusion to a vacation. And as usual, we try to lock the one in the Wiedenplatzerkeller in Naturno. And one thing is a fact: food tastes three times as good on vacation and three times as good after a hard hike. And so …

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July 2, 2022,RittersteigPlausPanoramawegNaturns

Our first hike led again over the Rittersteig and through apple orchards to Plaus. We actually wanted to stop at the nice Weintal snack bar, but unfortunately it was closed today out of order 😢😣 So we had to continue to the Weinberg Hof before we got something to eat and drink. But very tasty!! 😋
A large part of …

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