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Arco

A Sarca valley town under its cliff-top castle north of Lake Garda, a sport-climbing centre below Monte Casale.

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Highlights
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2 059 m
Featured summit · Monte Stivo

Highlights

All 15 from neighbouring places

Historic site

Die Burg von Castellano
7 km away, in Villa Lagarina
Castel Castellano above Villa Lagarina, a Vallagarina castle on its rock spur.
Visitrovereto ↗
Historic site

Azienda Agricola Feudo Castel Bazom
7.2 km away, in Villa Lagarina
A wine estate below Castel Bazom at Villa Lagarina, on the Vallagarina terraces.
Visitrovereto ↗
Natural feature

Lago di Cei
8.3 km away, in Villa Lagarina
A small lake in woods on the terrace above Villa Lagarina, with a peat bog at one end.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Museo Diocesano di Villa Lagarina
9 km away, in Villa Lagarina
Church silver, vestments and paintings at Villa Lagarina, shown beside Santa Maria Assunta.
Visitrovereto ↗
Church

Chiesa Santa Maria Assunta
9 km away, in Villa Lagarina
The parish church of Villa Lagarina, its baroque Chapel of St Ruprecht panelled in marble.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Parco Guerrieri Gonzaga
9 km away, in Villa Lagarina
The park of the Guerrieri Gonzaga palace at Villa Lagarina, with cedars and a formal garden.
Visitrovereto ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Cimana
10.1 km away, in Villa Lagarina
A dairy hut on the Cimana pastures above the Vallagarina.
Visitrovereto ↗
Church

Chiesa di San Giovanni
9.6 km away, in Rovereto
A church on the Rovereto slope, above the Leno valley.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Il Planetario di Rovereto
10.5 km away, in Rovereto
Rovereto's planetarium, part of the town's civic museum foundation.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Planetarium in Rovereto
10.5 km away, in Rovereto
A planetarium in Rovereto showing the Trentino night sky.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Museo di Scienze e Archeologia
10.5 km away, in Rovereto
Rovereto's science and archaeology museum, with dinosaur trackways found on Monte Zugna.
Visitrovereto ↗
Museum

Mart
10.8 km away, in Rovereto
A museum of modern and contemporary art at Rovereto, under Mario Botta's glass-domed rotunda.
Visitrovereto ↗
Church

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
11 km away, in Rovereto
A church above Rovereto, on the path up towards the Monte Zugna ridge.
Visitrovereto ↗
Church

Santa Maria Maddalena Kirchlein
11 km away, in Rovereto
A small church on the hillside above Rovereto, on the Zugna path.
Visitrovereto ↗
Church

Die Kirche von San Marco
11.1 km away, in Rovereto
The church of San Marco in Rovereto, where Mozart played the organ as a boy in 1769.
Visitrovereto ↗

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Routes

50 routes, an even mix of activities · see the rest on gardatrentino.it ↗

Via ferrata Easy
Via Ferrata Colodri - Colt
An easy ferrata on the east face of Monte Colodri above Arco, where free climbing in the valley began, with a straightforward walk-off.
4.0 km
Distance
312 m
Ascent
2 h 35 min
Duration
51
Check-ins
- Monte Colodri 400 m
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Laghel
A short climb from Arco to the Laghel basin, olive terraces below and climbing crags above.
10.3 km
Distance
220 m
Ascent
2 h 58 min
Duration
53
Check-ins
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
- Agritur Maso Lizzone 126 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
From Malga Campo to Monte Stivo
A climb from Malga Campo through beech and larch, then among dwarf pine and rhododendron, to the hut and viewing dial on Monte Stivo.
8.4 km
Distance
681 m
Ascent
4 h 22 min
Duration
130
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Garda Trek - LowLoop 2: from Arco to Riva del Garda
The second Low Loop stage, following old carriage roads across terraced farmland from Arco before finishing along the shore at Riva del Garda.
19.2 km
Distance
565 m
Ascent
5 h 54 min
Duration
143
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Moderate
GardaTrek - Medium Loop 2: from the Rifugio San Pietro hut to Ceniga
A largely downhill stage from the Rifugio San Pietro to Ceniga in the Sarca valley, over Monte Biaina and the Croce di Bondiga lookout.
12.9 km
Distance
888 m
Ascent
2 h 51 min
Duration
44
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Anello Garda Sarca
A round above Riva del Garda between the lake and the Sarca, topping the Dos dele Strie.
67.5 km
Distance
1 396 m
Ascent
7 h 18 min
Duration
155
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Around Monte Brione
A flat family loop right around the rocky spur between Riva del Garda and Torbole, linking lakeside cycle paths with quiet roads past the campsites.
12.9 km
Distance
10 m
Ascent
1 h 9 min
Duration
130
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Comano Gravel Tour
A long gravel run from the Garda shore to the edge of the Brenta Dolomites, through the Limarò gorge and over the Passo del Ballino to Comano.
68.7 km
Distance
1 182 m
Ascent
7 h 13 min
Duration
187
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Santa Barbara Variant Trail
A variant of the Monte Velo tour, branching past Malga Zanga on easy tracks to Santa Barbara and returning through forest to the main route.
6.1 km
Distance
151 m
Ascent
1 h 56 min
Duration
22
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
GardaTrek - Top Loop 5: Across the former Austrian Front
A long descent from Monte Stivo to Nago, from alpine pasture through woods to olive terraces, ending on the old Austrian front line above the lake.
12.3 km
Distance
34 m
Ascent
4 h 57 min
Duration
72
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Garda Trek - Medium Loop 4: From Bolognano to Riva del Garda
The closing Medium Loop stage, running down the east side of the valley from Bolognano and taking the Busatte-Tempesta ladders above the lake to Riva.
23.0 km
Distance
1 026 m
Ascent
8 h 1 min
Duration
142
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Garda Dolomiti Tour
A long route from Arco into the Garda Dolomites, easier than its length suggests, by the Capanna Alpini.
66.6 km
Distance
1 195 m
Ascent
7 h 2 min
Duration
112
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Monte Brione Family Tour
A flat family ride on cycle paths and asphalt right around Monte Brione rather than over it, manageable on any kind of bike.
8.5 km
Distance
56 m
Ascent
49 min
Duration
70
Check-ins
- Bike Farm Linfano 74 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Garda Trentino Discover
An easy long ride from the lake shore up to Arco among olive groves, on along the Sarca between vineyards, and back by the Lago di Cavedine.
58.9 km
Distance
337 m
Ascent
5 h 33 min
Duration
185
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Walking up to the Castle of Arco
A short climb through Arco to the castle ruins on their rock, a site occupied long before the medieval walls went up.
2.9 km
Distance
118 m
Ascent
58 min
Duration
12
Check-ins
- Biglietteria 209 m
- Info Point - Garda Trentino - Arco 90 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Monte Colodri - Colt
A walk from Arco over the cliff top above the Colodri ferrata to the summit crosses of Colodri and Colt, the latter raised by Ceniga in 1934.
10.0 km
Distance
456 m
Ascent
3 h 27 min
Duration
65
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Da Passo Bordala al Monte Stivo
A ring from Passo Bordala along the Stivo ridge, with the view running from Lake Garda round to the Dolomites.
14.5 km
Distance
881 m
Ascent
6 h 4 min
Duration
125
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Laghel Trail-Tour
A bike route from Arco up by the arboretum along sunny olive slopes towards San Giovanni al Monte, then a steep, gravelly technical drop back to Laghel.
15.7 km
Distance
438 m
Ascent
1 h 49 min
Duration
55
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Laghel - Tour
A ride from the old town of Arco up by the arboretum and olive terraces to Santa Maria di Laghel, then down on gravel into the Sarca valley.
10.3 km
Distance
220 m
Ascent
1 h 8 min
Duration
53
Check-ins
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
- Agritur Maso Lizzone 126 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Monte Bondone Tour
A century ride from Riva del Garda past the Lago di Cavedine to the long 8% east-side climb to the Viote basin, four times a Giro stage finish.
99.6 km
Distance
1 950 m
Ascent
10 h 41 min
Duration
135
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Monte San Martino in Lomaso (from S. Giovanni)
A near-level forest road running from San Giovanni up by Malga Vigo to the walled medieval village site of San Martino, facing the Brenta Dolomites.
6.5 km
Distance
221 m
Ascent
2 h 4 min
Duration
11
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Treasures of Sacral Art in Arco
A loop on both banks of the Sarca linking the frescoed chapels and hamlet churches around Arco, built out of a rural, everyday devotion.
9.6 km
Distance
99 m
Ascent
2 h 30 min
Duration
44
Check-ins
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
GardaTrek - Top Loop 3: a long descent to the River Sarca
A long stage over Monte Biaina and down through changing woodland to the Roman bridge at Ceniga on the Sarca.
20.2 km
Distance
1 369 m
Ascent
10 h 47 min
Duration
52
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
San Giovanni Trail-Tour
A climb from Arco to San Giovanni al Monte over the Sella di Calino, with a long descent back.
37.2 km
Distance
1 320 m
Ascent
4 h 33 min
Duration
29
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Ciclabile Arco - Torbole - Nago
A short loop linking Arco with Torbole and Nago, using the new cycleway section and the old Nago Vecchia road, past the Marmite dei Giganti.
13.6 km
Distance
147 m
Ascent
1 h 21 min
Duration
40
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
In the heart of Garda Trentino: the "Giro della Busa" loop
A perimeter circuit of the flat, mountain-ringed basin north of Lake Garda, called the hole in local dialect, on cycle paths and quiet back roads.
19.6 km
Distance
139 m
Ascent
1 h 52 min
Duration
134
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Fiume Sarca U
A flat route along the banks of the river Sarca on the valley floor below Arco.
4.8 km
Distance
12 m
Ascent
1 h 9 min
Duration
10
Check-ins
- Bike Farm Linfano 74 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
The summit of Monte Brento
An ascent of Monte Brento above the Sarca valley by its wooded and pastured back side, with a few exposed steps and the haymakers' meadow on the way.
11.1 km
Distance
500 m
Ascent
3 h 50 min
Duration
19
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
GardaTrek - Top Loop 4: to the balcony over Lake Garda
A hard stage up the limestone above the Sarca vineyards, through the old chestnut woods at Braila and the Vallestre pastures to Monte Stivo at 2,058 m.
16.3 km
Distance
1 919 m
Ascent
7 h 55 min
Duration
44
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Bocca di Tovo Trail-Tour
A climb above Arco to the Bocca di Tovo and Malga Tovo, under the Doss del Clef and Cima Nanzone.
33.2 km
Distance
1 154 m
Ascent
4 h 2 min
Duration
22
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Santa Barbara Gravel Tour
A gravel climb from Arco to the Passo Santa Barbara, on compact tracks and quiet lanes up to the plateau.
14.0 km
Distance
494 m
Ascent
1 h 43 min
Duration
31
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Kids Tour
The longest of the family cycle loops in Garda Trentino, flat throughout on paved cycle paths from Riva del Garda to Arco and back.
16.0 km
Distance
67 m
Ascent
1 h 29 min
Duration
134
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Bosco Caproni e Trincee di Vastrè
A short green route that gathers several chapters of the Garda Trentino's history, from stone quarrying to the trenches of the Great War.
5.8 km
Distance
212 m
Ascent
1 h 53 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- Case ex Caproni 302 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
GardaTrek - Low Loop 1: from Riva del Garda to Arco
A semicircle across the slopes above the lower Sarca from Riva del Garda to Arco, with a short detour to the Venetian Bastione near the start.
14.0 km
Distance
684 m
Ascent
5 h 1 min
Duration
9
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Sentiero Frassati - Leg 2
The second leg of the Trentino Frassati path, running from the Rifugio San Pietro below Biaina and Misone across the Lomaso and Bleggio farmland to Villa Banale.
23.3 km
Distance
791 m
Ascent
7 h 49 min
Duration
40
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Monte Corno Trail-Tour
A bike climb from Arco through Bolognano and up a gravel forest road through chestnut and then conifer, with military positions to look at on the way.
20.2 km
Distance
933 m
Ascent
2 h 40 min
Duration
21
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Pratosaiano Family Tour
An easy family ride on quiet paved lanes from Arco through Massone, Bolognano, Vignole and Pratosaiano, among apple orchards and vineyards.
9.8 km
Distance
94 m
Ascent
58 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- ASD Calzà Performance Horses 86 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
From the Dolomites to Lake Garda
A hundred-kilometre run down from the Brenta to the shore of Garda, back over the Passo Ballino and through the Limarò gorge.
106.4 km
Distance
2 385 m
Ascent
11 h 41 min
Duration
131
Check-ins
Open route APT Dolomiti di Brenta e Paganella
Hiking route Easy
Torrente Salone e Saloncello M
A short low-level route along the Salone and Saloncello streams near Arco in the Sarca valley.
1.9 km
Distance
34 m
Ascent
31 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- ASD Calzà Performance Horses 86 m
Open route Trentino Fishing
Hiking route Moderate
San Giovanni Variant
A variant from the Doss del Clef to San Giovanni al Monte village, with a hut and fountain, dropping back by forest tracks to Croce di Bondiga.
8.7 km
Distance
417 m
Ascent
2 h 52 min
Duration
9
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Sentiero Frassati - Leg 1
The first Frassati leg, from the Madonna delle Grazie church through Varone and up by Tenno and Calvola to the San Pietro hut below Monte Calino.
6.5 km
Distance
896 m
Ascent
3 h 34 min
Duration
29
Check-ins
- Picco Deva 410 m
- Rifugio San Pietro 976 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Monte Velo - Tour
A long bike tour from Arco by San Martino and Carobbi on gravelled forest roads, over the Passo due Sassi and along the slope before a steep descent.
29.4 km
Distance
1 126 m
Ascent
3 h 40 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Lago di Tenno Gravel Tour
A mixed-surface loop from the Garda campsites through woods and medieval villages up to the turquoise lake at Tenno, then back among vineyards.
45.5 km
Distance
1 013 m
Ascent
4 h 59 min
Duration
131
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Laghel, tra devozione ed echi letterari
A walk past old wayside signs of devotion at Laghel, a corner of Arco written about by Rainer Maria Rilke during his stays in the town.
5.5 km
Distance
214 m
Ascent
1 h 49 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- El me Sit 359 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Rilke Promenade
A walk through the spa town Arco became for the Habsburg nobility, taking in the Arboreto and the villa gardens of Archduke Albrecht of Teschen.
7.1 km
Distance
235 m
Ascent
2 h 15 min
Duration
8
Check-ins
- Biglietteria 209 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
GardaTrek - Medium Loop 3: from Ceniga to Bolognano
A loop between Ceniga and Bolognano under the flanks of Monte Stivo, past the Rio Sallagoni ravine and Drena castle above the Marocche rock waste.
19.8 km
Distance
920 m
Ascent
6 h 53 min
Duration
- Agritur "Tenuta i Maroneri" 538 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Mountain bike route Difficult
Carobbi - Tour
A varied bike tour from Arco by San Martino up to the chestnut-shaded farmstead of Carobbi, then down to Braila, the Open Air Gallery and Drena.
24.6 km
Distance
669 m
Ascent
2 h 49 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- Al Maroner 722 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Monte Velo - Passo Santa Barbara - Monte Bondone
A big three-climb day from Riva del Garda through the Val di Gresta market gardens and over the Passo Bordala, then the haul up to the Viote basin.
102.6 km
Distance
2 882 m
Ascent
11 h 49 min
Duration
124
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Variante Piazzole - Trail
A variant beginning on forest track near Bocca di Tovo below Doss del Clef, then a long, demanding trail that rejoins the road above Varignano.
4.0 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
1 h 48 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- Agriturismo Maso Botes 229 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Monte Biaina
A family climb through forest to Monte Biaina, a low top south of the San Giovanni pass, where the view over Riva del Garda opens only at the end.
7.3 km
Distance
646 m
Ascent
4 h 4 min
Duration
6
Check-ins
- Malga San Giovanni al Monte 1 056 m
Open route Garda Trentino

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Summit

Monte Stivo

2 059 m · prom 501 m · 44 check-ins

via From Malga Campo to Monte Stivo

Featured route

Laghel

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 10.3 km · ↑ 220 m · ◷ 2 h 58 min

A short climb from Arco to the Laghel basin, olive terraces below and climbing crags above.

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