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Silandro/Schlanders

Silandro/Schlanders

Hike Along the Lasa Marble Trail – Schrägbahnsteig Trail

Hike Along the Lasa Marble Trail – Schrägbahnsteig Trail

Contacts
Tourist Information Silandro-Lasa
Via Cappuccini 10
39028 Silandro/Schlanders
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Public transport

By the Venosta train to Laas.
More information on the timetables, see www.sii.bz.it

Park

The car can be parked at the Laas station parking place.

description to arrive at destination

From Reschen or Meran to Laas to the valley station of the inclined railway.

General description

The trail is located in the Stilfserjoch National Park and leads through a forest of spruce and larch.
Five information boards provide information about the history of the inclined railway:

the valley station and the construction of the incline railway from 1929
technical data about the incline railway
the St Martin church constructed in the 17th century, as well as marble transport in times before the construction of the incline railway when boulders were transported into the valley by means of brake slides,
hemp-rope pulleys and flatbed wagons pulled by oxen 
the mountain station with the machine house, the drive engine and the cylinder rope winch 
a brief company profile of the marble works in Lasa and a list of the historical mining sites

The hike can be done as a circular route, in combination with a visit to the “Gurgl” gorge in the lower Laaser Tal valley.
This section of the hike is not recommended for those uncomfortable with heights. All others can go along the trail through the Laaser Tal valley.

Safety instructions

The hike can be done as a circular route, in combination with a visit to the “Gurgl” gorge in the lower Laaser Tal valley.
This section of the hike is not recommended for those uncomfortable with heights. All others can go along the trail through the Laaser Tal valley.

Route description

The winding Lasa Marble Trail starts at the station in the valley and takes you from the little church of S. Martino up to the station at Bremsberg. The story of this historic sloping cable railway is described on the signposts.