Trekking
Trials and Paths Description Map - No Guide Excursions


WITH A BACK PACK ON MY BACK
*Difficulty rating
*T = casual hikers *E = medium hiker *EE = experienced hikers

ITINERARY N° 1 : MALCESINE /NAGO/MONTE ALTISSIMO Damiano Chiesa Refuge 2060m Difference in height asl 1990m,
Time= 6hr 40min as directed, 5hr and 40min back

ITINERARY N° 1B : MALCESINE / NAVENE / MALCESINE Time=2hr 50min as directed, 3hr and 10min back Trekking and mountain biking possible in reverse direction.

“*T” from the ground station of the Malcesine Cable Car follow the Via Vecchia Navene north until Localita Basinel. Turn right at the two signs on the right indicating ‘path no.4’ - go up the mule path until the first fork in the path where you go left and continue until you come out on the main Strada Panoramica. Follow the steep path on the left signed as ‘path no.4 Fubia/Navene/S.Michele’. Keep on this track and bear left at the first junction following signs to Navene. You go across the Eastern Garda nature reserve until you meet the path coming up from Navene (path no. 634 m.287 1.30hr-1.40hr) Leaving path no. 634 on your left (ITINERARY no.1B: path no. 624 is the path that goes down to Navene 20mins-2 hrs and from Navene you head south on the cycle path to return to Malcesine 40 mins to 2 hrs 40 mins.) you carry on on the right along path no. 6 “*E” which continues over Val dell’Acqua and Val Bova. The path goes up to a small clearing where it meets a small forest refuge at Dosso Spirano 874m (1hr 30-3hr 30). Carry on to Localita Doss dei Roveri 1087m (0hr 45-4hr 15). The path now levels off and you pass the boundary stone which indicates the border between the regions of Veneto and Trentino before joining the forest path which goes up in the direction of the fields (Prati) of Nago. Carry on along the path which goes up from Nago along path no. 601 until the crossroads on monte Varagna 1720m (path della Pace-of peace). On the right path no. 601 goes on between fields and steep slopes going along the eastern hills of Monte Altissimo where you will find the refuge at 2060m (2hr 30—6hr 45) for a welcome rest … maybe even an overnight stay!

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ITINERARY N° 2 : MONTE ALTISSIMO D. CHIESA refuge / TRATTO SPINO (top station of the Cable Car)
Damiano Chiesa Refuge 2060m Tratto Spino 1720m (2hr 15 there and 2 hr 40 back)

Lovely walk and interesting for the views, the geology and the botany.
“*E “ From the Refuge, go down the southern flank following path no 651 which, after approx. 700m, heads south going along the crest towards Bocca Navene (1hr 15) Carrying on southwards, a sign on the right shows the short cut to Tratto Spino on path no. 651: Follow this path for about 100m. Leaving on your right path no. 3 for Ventrar, you go up a steep path until you reach the top of Monte Baldo 1750m. Continue along the wide ridge of the mountain and you will reach the top station of the Cable Car (1hr – 2hr 15).

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ITINERARY N° 3 : TREDES PIN mt 1720“Funivia-Cable Car / CIMA VAL DRITTA mt.2218 / TELEGRAFO refuge mt. 2147 / CHIEREGO refuge mt.1911 (3hr 50 as directed, 3hr 20 back)
PEAK WALK OF MONTE BALDO
Telegrafo Refuge -Chierego Refuge 1911m (1 hr 15 as directed, 1hr 30 back

ITINERARY N° 3B : Forcella Valdritta 2107m-Pimbi 1164m-S.Michele (half-way station of the cable car) 563m. 3hr 10 as directed 4hr 10 back.

“*E”From Tratto Spino (top station of the cable car) go north on path no.651 towards the Pozzette peak 2128m (1 hr 15) “*EE”Over uneven ground you descend the spur of the crest to the slopes of Val Angual which bring you to the bottom of Cima Longino. Here a slight slope takes you eastwards down towards Cima Val Finestra 2084m. At the apex of Val Finestra you go across the steep eastern slopes of Cima Valdritta (1hr 15-2hr 30). On the right a sign shows where to go up to the peak (0hr 20-2 hr 50) returning by the same path. Carrying on path no. 651 you come to the Valdritta fork in the road where a sign shows path no.5 to S. Michele (ITINERARY NO. 3B: take this path if you want to return via S. Michele: path no.5 which descends along the Porta ai Piombi valley (2hr 30), then path no. 2 signed as S. Michele “ half way station -onte Baldo 0hr 40-3hr 10, Malcesine”) you go on along path no. 651 and at the Valdritta fork you carry on along the mule path which winds its way in the lea of the crest of Larga Valley. After the Pettorina point, on your right, a path goes up along a ridge to the Telegrafo peak. Immediately under this peak you find the Refuge in Valle dei Ossi (1hr 10-4hr 20). You can stay overnight in this refuge or eat local cuisine. The path carries on along the lake slopes “*EE”or more easily along the mule path “*E” on path no. 658. You follow this old military path across the eastern slopes of the Lake. On the right you will see a path signed “Via Ferrata Delle Taccole” and various climbing paths that exist on the ridge of Vetta delle Buse. The mule path carries on until it meets the Passo Del Camin cutting (a few metres from the Cima del Col Santo). You go over some fields on the lake slopes until Col Santo and carry on until you reach the Chierego Refuge where you can sleep or eat. (1hr 30-5hr 50). The Refuge is reached by making a slight detour to the left from the road that now goes over the slopes.

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ITINERARY N° 4 : RIFUGIO CHIEREGO / PRADA ALTA / MALCESINE Chierego Refuge 1911m Prada Alta 990m (1hr 30 there and 2hr 10 back)
Prada Alta 990m Malcesine 70m (3hr 50 there and 4hr 50 back)

“*E”From the Refuge, walk towards the chair lift and go past the Fiori del Baldo Refuge. You now walk along the ridge on path no. 658 as far as Bocchetta di Naole. At the sign, follow path no. 662 (Alternatively, from the Refuge you can follow the road which goes down towards the lake until it meets path no. 665 or along the path under the chair lift.) Follow path no. 662 which crosses the Naole valley until the crossroad where path no. 665 is signed (0hr 30). The path brings you to the Lake slopes immediately after the paths cross where you turn down hill to the right through some woods until it joins with path no. 51 (giro delle malghe). Follow this path southwards until you find a cowshed on your right. After the second bend you’ll find a sign to the right for path no. 665 also often shown by cairns of stones. Going past Val del Sacco, you arrive at the ground station of the Prada lift (1hr-1hr 30) . Prada Alta-Malcesine: Walk north along the tarmac road until you reach the junction with path no. 33. After a short distance of dug ground you join an old and very steep mule track which goes into the woods, passing the church of S. Antonio 431m. You then walk down the hill near Castello di Brenzone where path no. 31 takes you through terraces and olive groves around Sommavilla. Carry on until Cassone (2hr 10-3hr 10). From this charming village you descend to the Gardesana main road where the cycle path will take you north to Malcesine (0hr 40-3hr 50).

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ITINERARY N° 5 : S.MICHELE / VENTRAR / TRATTO SPINO
S. Michele 563m—loc. El Signor 981m— Ventrar 1530m—Tratto Spino 1752m (2hr30 there and 2h back)

ITINERARY N° 5B : S. Michele, m. 563-Località El Signor, m. 981- Co dei Piombi, m. 1164 -Tratto Spino, m. 1752, (3 hr there and 2hr bach)

*E” Interesting walk which crosses to the north of the peak of Monte Baldo using the Ventrar path, one of the most beautiful routes and interesting for its views and botanical specimens.
From the half way station of the cable car (S. Michele) go up along path no. 2—a steep path to localita Il Signor at 981m. (0hr 40). Leaving path no. 2 marked to Piombi on your right (ITINERARY 5B: path no. 2-beautiful walk which goes through the nature reserve of Selva Pezzi-you go from Do Dei Piombi and immerse yourself in a red and white fir forest coming out in the fields by Tratto Spino 2hr 20-3hr) you keep to the path heading north, no. 3. The path goes up through the woods and then comes out I the pastures of Prai. At 1300m the Prai restaurant is a great place to have something to eat (0hr 50—1hr 30). The path goes alongside the road and then, going up through the fields, reaches the crossing with the Ventrar path where, on the left, it narrows and goes through the steep slopes north of the Colma. Come out of the valley on path no. 651. Go up a steep path on the left at Colma di Malcesine 1751m and then continue along the flat to Tratto Spino 1720m.
Alcuni punti attrezzati segnano dei passaggi esposti. Usciti dalla valle, il sentiero n° 651 conduce a sinistra, con una ripida salita, alla Colma di Malcesine, m. 1751, per poi continuare pianeggiante fino ad arrivare a Tratto Spino, m. 1720.

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iTINERARY N° 6 : MALCESINE / MADONNA DELL’ACCOGLIENZA / SAN BENIGNO E CARO / CASSONE / MALCESINE
Malcesine / Madonna dell’Accoglienza / San Benigno e Caro / Cassone / Malcesine
Malcesine 130m-Madonna dell’Accoglienza 353m-Malga Fiabio 740m-San Benigno e Caro 834m-Cassone 80m-Malcesine

*E” On the right of the Cable Car , follow a steep street in the direction of S. Antonio, and turning left after a road-side shrine onto an old steep mule track through the olives in the direction of Paier. When you get to the fountain and road-side shrine continue to go up to the right in the direction of Rocchetta. After about 10 minutes, a sign shows where the entrance is for the Madonna dell’Accoglienza from where you have a superb view over Malcesine and Lake Garda (0hr 35). Going back to the path you reach the Strada Panoramica at Loc Val di Monte, turn right in the direction of Malcesine and after about 200m, after the road-side shrine, follow the road to the right in the direction of s. Maggiore-Fiabio path no.1. Go up this tarmac road and, after the hamlet of S. Maggiore, you find yourself on a forest road which starts off flat and soon becomes steep as it rises to Malga Fiabio 721m (0hr 50—1hr 50). Leaving on your left the signs for path no. 7 Piombi, go along the path that rises slowly through the fields, go past Porta Vescovo and cross Val dei Molini on a road that is at first flat and then goes downhill and, after various bends, arrives at the Hermiatge of San Benigno e Caro (0hr 30—2hr 20). “According to tradition, the sainted hermits Benigno and Caro lived here in the 9th Century and the hermitage is based on the teachings of San Zeno (that room will always be given to those have need ).”
In the field in front of the Hermitage you will find the sign to path no. 1 in the direction of Cassone which takes you down a steep and windy old mule path. You go past the road-side shrine of Merla 525m and cottages at Fichet where you can admire the view over Cassone before arriving in the square next to the Church in the village of Cassone (1hr 40—4hr). Go on down to the Strada Gardesana where the cycle path along the main road will take you north back to Malcesine.

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REFUGE

For those who would like to spend one or more days amongst the wonderful flowers and views of the Monte Baldo range, you can make use of the several excellent Refuges where you can sleep and eat local cuisine.