Castelfeder Biotopes – Castelfeder Castle Ruins loop from Auer - Ora

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Italy

South Tyrol

Auer - Ora

Castelfeder Biotopes – Castelfeder Castle Ruins loop from Auer - Ora

Moderate

4.6

(47)

200

hikers

Castelfeder Biotopes – Castelfeder Castle Ruins loop from Auer - Ora

01:47

5.92km

190m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Biotop Castelfeder

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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211 m

Castelfeder Nature Trail

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The municipality of Ora with around 3,500 inhabitants is located at 240 m asl. in the South Tyrolean Unterland. From here the Dolomitenstraße leads to the nearby Val di Fiemme. …

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797 m

Schwarzenbach Waterfalls (Rio Nero Falls)

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The Schwarzenbach has its source at the 2439 m high Schwarzhorn and, with a few changes of direction, flows west towards the Adige Valley. The catchment area of the Schwarzenbach …

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1.67 km

Ancient Tree and Pond at Biotop Castelfeder

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a bit of a lost climb but then it's worth it

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1.69 km

Castelfeder Biotopes

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Adige Valley.

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2.19 km

Castelfeder Castle Ruins

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In the Castelfeder biotope there are low and high moors along the hiking trails with a correspondingly diverse flora and fauna.

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2.68 km

Schwarzenbach Playground

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Good starting point/destination, as it is right next to a large parking lot

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5.92 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.03 km

1.15 km

1.11 km

290 m

193 m

137 m

Surfaces

1.35 km

1.26 km

1.11 km

982 m

925 m

148 m

137 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

21°C

11°C

93 %

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Comments

June 4, 2023,Castelfeder – Aussichtspunkt Runde von Neumarkt - Egna

Nice little round with friendly goats in great oak forests. Great vantage points with views of the lower Adige Valley and at the end an idyllic path along the Schwarzenbach back to the starting point!

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February 22, 2025,ITA 🇮🇹 - Up that hill

While this may be the slowest hike I've ever done, it serves as good training to be present in the moment. It also gave me time to reflect on what it would be like to live in such a beautiful place, surrounded by nature, instead of in a big, bustling, noisy, and polluted city. I didn’t find an answer, but …