The Malghe trail around Bletterbach near Aldein/ Aldino

This is a very nice walk through the forest  to see 3 Malghe and it is suitable for a buggy. You can visit Lahneralm/ Malga Lahner at 1583 m asl, Schmiederalm/ Malga Schmieder and Schoenrastalm/ Malga Bel Riposo at 1700 m asl.

The path is very well sign posted.

If you want to save your pocket and avoid too many calories in one day then you don't really have to stop at all the 3 malghe. In our case we went to the furthest one, the Schoenrastalm, and we passed by Schmiederalm and Lahneralm. It was a vey enjoyable walk without any difficulties.

We left our car at the Bletterbach Visitor's Centre (3 euros per day) but later discovered it was better to park free of charge near Schmiederalm/ Malga Schmieder. From the car park we followed the indications for Lahneralm. We walked through the forest and before getting to Lahneralm we turned left and followed the indications for Schoenrastalm.  Up to this point the road was wide and easy. After the sign for Schoenrastalm we turned right and we followed the white and red sign. Here the path gets narrower and is definitely not suitable for a buggy. We later discovered, however, that had we continued straight on we would have got out to the well signposted road that takes you to the car park of Schmiederalm and Schoenrastalm. It's an easier way, suitable for buggies.Our path through the forest  eventually joined the tarmac road leading to the Schmiederalm car park. We passed the car park and followed the sign to the Schoenrastalm, passing by a duck pond on our left. We soon reached Schoenrastalm, which was voted the most beautiful malga of 2008. Unfortunately it was very cloudy so we were unable to admire the views. The malga is famous for its cheese produced on the premises (indeed, we saw cows there).  They serve simple but wholesome food. It's got a playground, including swings and slides for bigger children and, like in all the malghe, deck chairs are available for guests as well. We went back to our car using the same path. We stopped at Lahneralm for dessert and some more warm tea since it was a cold day.We sat in a room with a stove and thawed. It was lovely and warm and the desserts (we took strauben and yogurt with fruit) were exquisite.

An easy path, suitable for pushchairs.

We met a lonely alpaca on the way.

Here the path gets more difficult.

If you have a pushchair, follow these signs for an alternative way.

Schoenrastalm

Warm soup on a cold day.

As you can see we didn't go to Schmiederalm. We were too full up but we will definitely go there next time.

For information about Bletterbach please see the corresponding post on my blog.

How to get there:  

By car it only takes 40 mins from Trento. Take the A22 towards Bolzano. Take the exit at Neumarkt/ Egna/Auer/ Ora. Follow the signs for Bletterbach. You can either park at the Bletterbach Visitors' Centre and pay 3 euros for the whole day or  just before getting to this car park follow the sign for Schmiederalm/ Schoenrastalm and turn left. Park there free of charge.

Duration: the trail around  the Malghe will take you 2 hours, longer if you plan to stay and eat at each of them. It took us an hour to walk to Schoenrastalm from the Bletterbach Visitors' Centre. It takes about 15-20 mins from the Bletterbach car park to Lahneralm.

Level: easy, suitable for buggies.

Refreshments and toilet facilities: available at the Bletterbach Visitors' Centre and at all the Malghe.

Useful websites:

http://www.lahneralm.com/en.html

Schoenrastalm doesn't have its website but here you have all the details:

Schönrastalm

Fam. Martina e Albert Matzneller
Lerch 43
39040 Aldino

Tel. 0471 886731
Cell. 348 0009751

http://www.schmiederalm.it/index_en.html