Refreshment stops:

• Bar Bistro Dolomiten at the church square - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/bar-bistro-dolomiten_28911
• Restaurant Pizzeria Mondschein near the cable car parking lot - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/restaurant-pizzeria-luna_5248

This beautiful panoramic trail runs above the village of Welschnofen | Nova Levante through forests, meadows, and traditional farmsteads. Along the route, 9 stations provide fascinating insights into the village of Welschnofen | Nova Levante, its history and traditions, as well as the natural surroundings of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Numerous benches invite you to pause, relax, and enjoy the fresh mountain air and tranquility.

Getting to the starting point of the tour by public transport is easy and convenient. 

By public bus line:
- 180 from Bozen | Bolzano, Birchabruck | Ponte Nova
- 180 or 184 from Karersee | Carezza, Karerpass | Passo Costalunga
- 184 from Weissenstein | Pietralba, Petersberg | Monte San Pietro, Deutschnofen | Nova Ponente, Stenk (or 181 and change 180)
- 184 from Obereggen, Eggen | Ega (or 184 and change 180)
- 187 from Steinegg | Collepietra, Gummer | San Valentino (or 182 and change 180)
- 180 from Val di Fassa

Bus stop: Welschnofen Zentrum | Nova Levante centro (centre), at the cable car; online timetable search at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/

By car:
Destination: Welschnofen | Nova Levante
Parking: Parking lot cable car

Parking: parking lot cable car Welschnofen | Nova Levante Laurin I, https://maps.app.goo.gl/sArFu4rWe1AirKsZ7 

The starting point is at the car park of the cable car Welschnofen | Nova Levante. At the beginning of the parking area, right next to the archway, follow path [7] until you reach the first path junction. From there, continue through the forest on path [3A] and the Nigertalweg path until you arrive at hotel Rechenmachers Rosengarten. Directly in front of the hotel, path [15] branches off, leading once again through quiet woodland back into the settlement area of Welschnofen | Nova Levante. The route then follows path [5] above the village, past the traditional farms Ratzöhler, Zyprian, Vöstl, and Tschandl, until you reach the Panoramahotel Niggl. From there, take path [2], which passes the Charmehotel Friedrich. The following promenade continues along a pleasant gravel path lined with meadows and old trees, before joining a narrow paved road. Continue straight ahead on path [2], pass a few houses, and then turn left onto a meadow path, which leads to the main road (Gummererstraße | via San Valentino) just before Pension Erna. The return to the village center and the cable car station is along the sidewalk.

Short variant (buggy-friendly):
At the upper end of the cable car parking lot, cross the bridge and pass a playground. At the road junction there, take path [4A], which later continues as path [5]. The rest of the route follows the same path as described above.
Distance: 5.0 km | Duration: 1 h 25 min | Elevation gain/loss: 143 m

Theme stations along the route:

1. Wayside crosses and shrines
2. The forest as a habitat
3. The Rosengarten | Catinaccio - Latemar mountain map
4. The historic farms and the farmstead ensemble Vöstl – Tschandl – Zyprian
5. The village of Welschnofen | Nova Levante
6. The church of Welschnofen | Nova Levante
7. The power of the Dolomites: “Hear, See, Smell”
8. Springerhof farn
9. The peak Eggentalerhorn and Erzlahn

Refreshment stops:

• Bar Bistro Dolomiten at the church square - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/bar-bistro-dolomiten_28911
• Restaurant Pizzeria Mondschein near the cable car parking lot - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/restaurant-pizzeria-luna_5248