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Dro

Valle dei Laghi comune on the Sarca, with the Marocche boulder field and climbing crags above the vineyards.

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15
Highlights
46
Routes
1 631 m
Featured summit · Monte Casale

Highlights

All 15 from neighbouring places

Natural feature

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

Die Burg von Castellano
9.7 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
9.8 km away, in Villa Lagarina
A wine estate below Castel Bazom at Villa Lagarina, on the Vallagarina terraces.
Visitrovereto ↗
Mountain hut

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

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

Chiesa Santa Maria Assunta
11.5 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
11.6 km away, in Villa Lagarina
The park of the Guerrieri Gonzaga palace at Villa Lagarina, with cedars and a formal garden.
Visitrovereto ↗
Natural feature

Lago di Nembia
12 km away, in San Lorenzo Dorsino
A small lake in the Sarca gorges near San Lorenzo Dorsino, on the edge of the Adamello-Brenta park.
Italia.it ↗
Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero
14.6 km away, in Rovereto
The house and museum of Fortunato Depero in Rovereto, holding the Futurist painter's work in rooms he laid out himself.
Visitrovereto ↗

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Routes

Via ferrata Difficult
Via Ferrata Che Guevara - Monte Casale
A long protected route up 1,200 m of the concave south face of Monte Casale, one of the biggest walls of the Prealps above the Sarca.
13.9 km
Distance
1 661 m
Ascent
12 h 27 min
Duration
24
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Via ferrata Easy
Via Ferrata Rio Sallagoni
A short protected route up the narrow gorge cut by the Rio Sallagoni below Castel Drena, past waterfalls and over two rope bridges.
2.7 km
Distance
217 m
Ascent
1 h 47 min
Duration
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fiume Sarca A
A level route along the Sarca where it runs through the Valle dei Laghi at Dro.
5.1 km
Distance
80 m
Ascent
1 h 18 min
Duration
7
Check-ins
- Centrale di Fies 191 m
Open route Trentino Fishing
Hiking route Moderate
Monte Gaggio e Gaggiolo
A walk over the Gaggio and Gaggiolo hills above Dro, on the dry slopes of the Sarca valley.
12.8 km
Distance
247 m
Ascent
3 h 37 min
Duration
16
Check-ins
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
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 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
Il Cuore di Dro, nella valle della Sarca
An easy walk around Dro in the Sarca valley, from the village square out to the Sant'Abbondio chapel on its hill.
4.9 km
Distance
67 m
Ascent
1 h 19 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- Dos del castel 141 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Bolted trail "degli Scaloni" - "delle Cavre" - "dell'Anglone"
A bolted route on the holm-oak ledges of the rock wall between Dro and Ceniga, where woodcutters once climbed and sent firewood down by cable.
7.4 km
Distance
474 m
Ascent
3 h 13 min
Duration
13
Check-ins
- Agritur Maso Lizzone 126 m
- Bivacco Crozolam 512 m
Open route Garda 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 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
Lago Bagattoli PS
A few steps to the small Lago Bagattoli, on the floor of the Sarca valley at Dro.
275 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
4 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- Oasi Lago Bagattoli 2.0 174 m
Open route Trentino Fishing
Hiking route Moderate
Lake Cavedine loop
A circuit of Lake Cavedine, part on the shore and part on road along the east side, entering the forest on the west.
7.8 km
Distance
72 m
Ascent
1 h 60 min
Duration
10
Check-ins
- Casa sociale 248 m
- Opera di presa Cavedine-Fies 246 m
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 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
Fiume Sarca A1
A level riverside stretch along the Sarca in the Dro basin, on the valley floor below the Marocche boulder field.
1.4 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
20 min
Duration
Open route Trentino Fishing
Hiking route Moderate
Dro Family Tour
An easy tour on quiet paved and gravel roads through vineyards and plum and kiwi orchards, passing the Roman bridge and river beach at Ceniga.
9.6 km
Distance
61 m
Ascent
2 h 24 min
Duration
9
Check-ins
- Agritur Maso Lizzone 126 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
Fiume Sarca U1
An easy loop on the Sarca floodplain at Dro, on flat tracks between the river and the vineyards.
3.0 km
Distance
46 m
Ascent
46 min
Duration
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
Cycling route Difficult
Ballino - Durone - Stenico
A road circuit from Riva over the Ballino and Durone passes, holding height across to Stenico.
87.5 km
Distance
2 198 m
Ascent
9 h 50 min
Duration
71
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Marocche Nature Reserve
A walk across the Marocche, the biggest post-glacial rockslide in the Alps, arid and lunar, past a boulder bearing dinosaur tracks.
6.1 km
Distance
212 m
Ascent
1 h 57 min
Duration
- Lago Solo 166 m
- Ranch Marocche 177 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Lago Bagattoli Family Tour
A family tour from Dro with one gravel climb to Oltra, then out to the small Lake Bagatol, known for fishing, returning by cycleway from the old Fies power station.
8.6 km
Distance
129 m
Ascent
2 h 19 min
Duration
7
Check-ins
- Centrale di Fies 191 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
The Sarca Valley and Lake Cavedine: from Arco to Sarche
An upstream ride to Sarche on the riverside path through apple and plum orchards, coming back past the small lake below the Marocche.
36.7 km
Distance
259 m
Ascent
3 h 30 min
Duration
57
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Rimone II° B
A level route through Rimone in the Cavedine valley, west of the Sarca gorge.
1.7 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
24 min
Duration
Open route Trentino Fishing
Hiking route Moderate
Cavedine Shortcut
A cut-off on the Cavedine tour that returns to Sarche with less climbing, keeping the outlook over the Cavedine lake.
7.1 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
1 h 39 min
Duration
6
Check-ins
- Casa sociale 248 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
4.2 Verso nord sulla ciclabile del Sarca: da Arco a Sarche
A ride almost entirely on the riverside cycleway of the Basso Sarca, heading up the valley from the Garda basin to Sarche in any season.
38.3 km
Distance
245 m
Ascent
3 h 37 min
Duration
51
Check-ins
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
- Centrale di Fies 191 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Shortcut Pietramurata
A short cut at Pietramurata that trims the main Sarca valley tour to about 59 km.
279 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
4 min
Duration
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Sentiero della Maestra- "Teacher's Trail" in Val del Sarca
A route through olive terraces to the oolite quarry mouths of Bosco Caproni, then along the Varino ridge above the Sarca and back by vineyard terraces.
11.5 km
Distance
498 m
Ascent
3 h 56 min
Duration
5
Check-ins
- Doss Grande 582 m
- Case ex Caproni 302 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Lungo la ciclabile del Sarca: da Arco a Fies
A ride within most people's reach up the Sarca valley, following the river as far as the Marocche, the huge post-glacial landslide field.
19.4 km
Distance
117 m
Ascent
1 h 50 min
Duration
51
Check-ins
- Capanna Alpini 100 m
- Centrale di Fies 191 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
From Dro to Braila along the Teacher's Trail
The climb over Monte Varino to the hamlet of Braila, the daily commute of a Dro schoolteacher who taught in the village but lived above it.
10.9 km
Distance
442 m
Ascent
3 h 39 min
Duration
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Ciclabile dei Laghi Torbole – Sarche Cycle path
A level, busy path following the Sarca upstream from the head of Lake Garda, passing the Arco climbing crags and the Centrale di Fies.
24.8 km
Distance
220 m
Ascent
2 h 21 min
Duration
44
Check-ins
- Bike Farm Linfano 74 m
- Centrale di Fies 191 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Torrente Salogone T
A climb out of the Sarca valley at Dro along the Salogone torrent, on woodland paths above the village.
4.8 km
Distance
414 m
Ascent
1 h 51 min
Duration
Open route Trentino Fishing
Cycling route Difficult
Ciclovia dei Laghi
The cycle and footpath of the Valle dei Laghi, from the Garda shore up past its lakes and vineyards.
37.3 km
Distance
455 m
Ascent
3 h 36 min
Duration
36
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Drena - Malga Campo
A climb from Riva by Arco and Drena to the Malga Campo on Monte Stivo, averaging about ten percent.
53.9 km
Distance
1 388 m
Ascent
6 h 5 min
Duration
34
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Cavedine Gravel Tour
A gravel loop climbing quickly from the olive groves of the Garda basin past the climbing cliffs to Drena, then over into the Valle di Cavedine.
44.9 km
Distance
854 m
Ascent
4 h 47 min
Duration
17
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Tour del Lago di Cavedine
A mostly flat tour on cycle paths round Lake Cavedine, with one short pull up from Dro.
40.0 km
Distance
244 m
Ascent
3 h 46 min
Duration
17
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Tour della Valle di Cavedine
A quiet-road circuit through the Valley of the Lakes past Toblino and Santa Massenza, returning over Passo San Udalrico on secondary roads.
48.2 km
Distance
520 m
Ascent
4 h 46 min
Duration
11
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Tour della Valle dei Laghi
A ride across the Valle dei Laghi, taking in the Terlago, Santa Massenza, Toblino and Cavedine lakes.
64.7 km
Distance
752 m
Ascent
6 h 27 min
Duration
6
Check-ins
- Casa sociale 248 m
- Pesca Sportiva Agostel 496 m
Open route Garda Trentino

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Summit

Monte Casale

1 631 m · prom 783 m · 13 check-ins

via Via Ferrata Che Guevara - Monte Casale

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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Data sources

Official website: gardatrentino.it ↗
Routes and highlights: Garda Trentino, Visitrovereto, Visit Trentino, Trentino Fishing, Italia.it, APT Dolomiti di Brenta e Paganella
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