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Hike to the Little St Agatha Church
Nova Potente, Eggental
Description
Roughly a one-hour hike from the village centre of Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen, the remote St. Agatha church rises up on a hilltop.
Details

The hike starts in the village centre and leads via the Schloss-Thurn-Straße road on trail no. 5 to the Oberkoflhof farm. From here, trail A leads to the little St. Agata church. The church is closed, but the key can be obtained from the Unterkoflhof farm. There is a nice area to rest in front of the church. The hike leads back to the Unterkoflhof farm (10 min). The return leg is via the forest road from Unterkoflhof farm back to the village centre.

Approach

Take highway’s exit “Bolzano Nord/Eggental”, turn right direction Bolzano/Bozen, after about 0,5 km on roundabout keep left and head towards Val d’Ega (SS 241). Keep driving up to Ponte Nova. At Ponte Nova’s crossroads, turn to the right and continue to Nova Ponente (about 30 min. from highway toll booth).