Curated by APT Dolomiti di Brenta e Paganella

Fai della Paganella

Village on the shelf below the Paganella, looking across the Adige to the Brenta group.

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2 125 m
Featured summit · Paganella

Highlights

All 4 from neighbouring places

Natural feature

Lago di Molveno
9.9 km away, in Molveno
A lake at 864 m below the Brenta Dolomites, its water among the clearest in the Alps.
Italia.it ↗
Historic site

Castello del Buonconsiglio
12.3 km away, in Trento
The residence of Trento's prince-bishops for four centuries, with the Torre Aquila and its Cycle of the Months.
Italia.it ↗
Natural feature

Lago di Nembia
13.1 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.
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Natural feature

Lago di Tovel
13.1 km away, in Ville d'Anaunia
A lake at 1,178 m below the Brenta Dolomites, once famous for the red algal bloom that coloured its water.
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Routes

50 routes, an even mix of activities · see the rest on visittrentino.info ↗

Via ferrata Easy
Ferrata delle Aquile
A short and straightforward via ferrata on the Paganella, ending by the old cable-car station near the top of La Roda.
1.5 km
Distance
86 m
Ascent
1 h 13 min
Duration
10
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- La Roda 2 103 m
- Ex stazione della funivia "Direttissima della Paganella" 2 083 m
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Via ferrata Moderate
Ferrata Croce di Fai
A via ferrata on the west face of the Paganella, climbing from Fai to the Croce di Fai above the Adige valley.
778 m
Distance
512 m
Ascent
1 h 59 min
Duration
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Hiking route Easy
Sentiero Botanico - Botanical Path
A short botanical path on the slopes above Fai della Paganella, labelled with the trees and flowers of the limestone.
2.6 km
Distance
254 m
Ascent
1 h 34 min
Duration
100
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Hiking route Moderate
Excursion to Cima Canfedin
A walk along the Paganella ridge to Cima Canfedin, on open pasture above Fai della Paganella.
12.4 km
Distance
300 m
Ascent
3 h 57 min
Duration
126
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Hiking route Difficult
Trekking to Cima Paganella
A full climb from Fai della Paganella to the summit of the Paganella, with the Adige valley on one side and the Brenta opposite.
12.8 km
Distance
1 081 m
Ascent
6 h 53 min
Duration
131
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Ski tour Moderate
Santel - Dosso Larici
A ski tour up the pistes of the Paganella from Santel to the Dosso Larici hut.
3.3 km
Distance
777 m
Ascent
0 m
Descent
2 h 4 min
Duration
17
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- Tre3 1 037 m
- Rifugio Dosso Larici 1 838 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
Interstellar by Endura
A short bike line opened in 2024 in the Andalo and Paganella area above Fai della Paganella.
822 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
8 min
Duration
100
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Mountain bike route Moderate
790 "Tour Dosson / Meriz"
A cross-country bike round in the woods of the Paganella, hard on the concrete ramp at the start and shaded for the rest of the way.
11.2 km
Distance
534 m
Ascent
1 h 30 min
Duration
50
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Mountain bike route Difficult
Bear Trails -Ultimate Enduro Experience-
A lift-assisted enduro day on the Paganella, stringing five descents together between Rifugio La Roda and the trails above Molveno.
61.2 km
Distance
4 292 m
Ascent
10 h 49 min
Duration
311
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Cycling route Moderate
Fai della Paganella
The climb from the Adige floor up to Fai della Paganella, 885 m of gain by way of the Passo Santel.
11.6 km
Distance
866 m
Ascent
1 h 37 min
Duration
33
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Cycling route Difficult
The stage of 2022 Giro d'Italia Women.
A race-length road route from the Rotaliana plain to San Lorenzo Dorsino, with three long climbs by way of Andalo, Molveno and Passo Santel.
113.6 km
Distance
3 474 m
Ascent
13 h 10 min
Duration
137
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Hiking route Easy
Walk from Doss Pelà to Rifugio Dosso Larici
An easy walk on the Paganella plateau linking two dairy huts, Malga Zambana and Albi de Mez, with a refuge at the far end.
3.0 km
Distance
82 m
Ascent
50 min
Duration
34
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Hiking route Moderate
Laston and Mozzane Alte (SAT 603-603A-603)
A circuit on SAT path 603 above Fai della Paganella, crossing the Laston slabs and the high meadows of Mozzane Alte.
6.6 km
Distance
458 m
Ascent
3 h 3 min
Duration
20
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Hiking route Difficult
The Fausior and Croce di Mezzolombardo Circuit
A circuit on SAT path O603 from Fontana Bianca in Fai, climbing the steep Scalace round Monte Fausior and returning on the Ardito path above the village.
14.0 km
Distance
1 149 m
Ascent
6 h 21 min
Duration
27
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Ski tour Moderate
Tre Tre - snowshoe and ski mountaineering trail
A snowshoe and ski-touring line up the Tre Tre slope from Fai della Paganella to the ridge above.
4.1 km
Distance
819 m
Ascent
67 m
Descent
2 h 17 min
Duration
9
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- Tre3 1 037 m
- Casa Santel 1 119 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
808 "Bus del Giaz"
A technical enduro descent on the Paganella from Selletta by Dosso Larici and Malga Fai down to Meriz, for experienced riders only.
3.6 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
33 min
Duration
39
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Mountain bike route Moderate
810 "Giuel Trail"
An enduro descent from Fai della Paganella to Mezzolombardo, mixing flowing and technical ground with several climbs, for experienced riders.
9.7 km
Distance
178 m
Ascent
1 h 19 min
Duration
35
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Mountain bike route Difficult
Short tour of the Paganella Plateau
A rolling road tour of the Paganella plateau, over the Passo Santel and the Sella di Andalo and through four of its villages.
24.5 km
Distance
591 m
Ascent
2 h 44 min
Duration
59
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Cycling route Moderate
Handbike - Giro dell'Otto e Stalle
A short handbike loop on the plateau at Fai della Paganella, with a little over 200 m of climbing past the Baita del Carlon.
8.0 km
Distance
190 m
Ascent
54 min
Duration
- Baita del Carlon 852 m
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Cycling route Difficult
From the Plateau to the "Wine-road"
A long road tour down to the Adige and north along the South Tyrolean wine road as far as the Lago di Caldaro, returning over Passo Santel.
100.2 km
Distance
1 290 m
Ascent
10 h 6 min
Duration
105
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Hiking route Easy
Walk from Meriz to Malga Fai
A short climb from Meriz through the woods to Malga Fai, on the slopes of the Paganella above the village.
1.5 km
Distance
224 m
Ascent
52 min
Duration
31
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Hiking route Moderate
792 "Loop route from Spormaggiore to Malga Val dei Brenzi"
A loop from Spormaggiore over the Passo Santel and up to the dairy hut in Val dei Brenzi, dropping back past the wildlife park.
13.5 km
Distance
666 m
Ascent
5 h 3 min
Duration
19
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Hiking route Difficult
Tre Tre
A steep line up the disused Tre Tre piste on the Paganella, once a downhill race course won by Zeno Colò.
4.7 km
Distance
976 m
Ascent
3 h 43 min
Duration
9
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- Tre3 1 037 m
- Casa Santel 1 119 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
Peter Pan by Transition
The first flow trail built in the Dolomiti Paganella bike area, a bermed descent opened in 2016 above Fai.
2.5 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
23 min
Duration
32
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Mountain bike route Moderate
803 "Monte Corno"
An enduro ride from Santel by Malga Brenzi over Monte Corno and down to Spormaggiore, next to the wildlife park, with a quiet road back.
13.3 km
Distance
922 m
Ascent
2 h 21 min
Duration
19
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Mountain bike route Difficult
793 "Panoramico Fausior"
A bike tour with a stiff climb from Santel to Monte Fausior, then an easy wooded loop on the top by the Croce di Fai above the Adige valley.
16.4 km
Distance
2 750 m
Ascent
5 h 55 min
Duration
27
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Cycling route Difficult
789 "Tour of the 4 Towns"
A hilly circuit from the shore of Lago di Molveno through Fai della Paganella, Cavedago and Andalo, crossing the Passo Santel.
30.3 km
Distance
1 315 m
Ascent
3 h 56 min
Duration
102
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Hiking route Easy
Ardito Alberto walk
An easy walk on the Ardito path, which skirts Fai della Paganella on its terrace above the Adige valley.
4.9 km
Distance
177 m
Ascent
1 h 36 min
Duration
24
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Hiking route Moderate
Trekking to the Cross of Fai
A climb from Fai della Paganella to the Croce di Fai, the summit cross on the edge of the plateau above the Adige valley.
4.7 km
Distance
470 m
Ascent
2 h 8 min
Duration
18
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- Albergo El Paso 1 036 m
- Passo Santel 1 040 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
Apocalypse Now
An expert-only downhill line on the Paganella, steep and heavily rooted, used twice for rounds of the Gravitalia race series.
1.7 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
20 min
Duration
21
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- Rifugio Meriz 1 425 m
- Tre3 1 037 m
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Cycling route Difficult
Conquering mount Bondone
A very long road ride from the Andalo plateau down to La Rocchetta and over the Passo Santel to the Monte Bondone col at 1,651 m.
116.3 km
Distance
2 698 m
Ascent
12 h 52 min
Duration
96
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Hiking route Easy
The Love Trail
A very short link in the woods above Fai della Paganella, known as the Love Trail, in the Parco del Respiro.
63 m
Distance
7 m
Ascent
3 min
Duration
23
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- Dosso della Rocca 1 444 m
- Rifugio Meriz 1 425 m
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Hiking route Moderate
Val del Ri (SAT 602B)
A steep climb up a side valley above Fai della Paganella, gaining over seven hundred metres in under five kilometres.
4.7 km
Distance
728 m
Ascent
2 h 52 min
Duration
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Mountain bike route Easy
Arancia Meccanica
A descent for experienced riders leaving the Apocalypse Now track, running straight over jumps and banked turns.
1.9 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
21 min
Duration
21
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- Rifugio Meriz 1 425 m
- Tre3 1 037 m
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Cycling route Difficult
From the Paganella Plateau to the valley and back
A descent to the Piana Rotaliana at La Rocchetta, followed by the full climb back up the other side to the Passo Santel.
32.8 km
Distance
968 m
Ascent
3 h 50 min
Duration
62
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Hiking route Easy
Hike from Santel to Malga Val dei Brenzi
An easy walk from Santel through the woods to Malga Val dei Brenzi under the Paganella.
3.6 km
Distance
214 m
Ascent
1 h 13 min
Duration
19
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Mountain bike route Easy
Top Gun
The longest descent in the Dolomiti Paganella bike area, dropping through the woods above Fai.
3.7 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
30 min
Duration
8
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- Rifugio Dosso Larici 1 838 m
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Cycling route Difficult
Tour of the Plateau
A road circuit over the Passo Santel and the Sella di Andalo, taking in every settlement on the plateau with short sharp climbs throughout.
31.5 km
Distance
840 m
Ascent
3 h 35 min
Duration
59
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Hiking route Easy
Sentiero de la Cornela
A short steep path on the Cornela slope above Fai della Paganella, in the beech woods below the plateau rim.
2.1 km
Distance
210 m
Ascent
1 h 1 min
Duration
9
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- Albergo El Paso 1 036 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
794 "Scavi Archeologici"
An easy bike round near Fai della Paganella by way of the Doss Castel excavations, with openings in the trees over the valley.
5.6 km
Distance
254 m
Ascent
44 min
Duration
2
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- Doss Castel 923 m
- Baita del Carlon 852 m
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Cycling route Difficult
Fai-Andalo della Paganella
The longer climb from the valley through Fai to Andalo, a thousand metres onto the Paganella terrace.
18.2 km
Distance
934 m
Ascent
2 h 13 min
Duration
51
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Hiking route Easy
Nature Route, Viewpoint and Archaeological Excavations - Fai della Paganella
An easy nature walk above Fai della Paganella to a viewpoint and the excavated Rhaetian settlement on the Doss Castel.
3.8 km
Distance
159 m
Ascent
1 h 17 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- Doss Castel 923 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
795 "Panoramico Fai"
A very short bike loop at Fai della Paganella, with a few open windows over the Adige valley between the trees.
1.3 km
Distance
41 m
Ascent
9 min
Duration
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Hiking route Easy
Sentiero dei Reti walk in the Parco del Respiro forest
An easy forest walk in the Parco del Respiro at Fai, following the trail of the Reti, the people who settled the Doss Castel.
3.4 km
Distance
61 m
Ascent
57 min
Duration
2
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- Doss Castel 923 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
Easy Rider
A varied descent in the Paganella bike park, fast and jumpy in places and technical on rock and roots, with links onto Peter Pan.
1.1 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
14 min
Duration
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Hiking route Easy
Water and Beeches path in the Parco del Respiro
A walk through the beech woods of the Parco del Respiro above Fai, past the springs and small watercourses on the slope.
5.4 km
Distance
154 m
Ascent
1 h 39 min
Duration
2
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- Doss Castel 923 m
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Mountain bike route Easy
Mad Max
A very short link section in the Dolomiti Paganella bike park above Fai.
144 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
2 min
Duration
Open route APT Dolomiti di Brenta e Paganella
Hiking route Easy
Belvedere walk in the Parco del Respiro forest
A short level walk through the Parco del Respiro at Fai to the belvedere over the Adige valley.
2.4 km
Distance
41 m
Ascent
40 min
Duration
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Hiking route Easy
Sentiero dell’Otto
An easy figure-of-eight path in the woods above Fai della Paganella, on the terrace under the mountain.
4.7 km
Distance
142 m
Ascent
1 h 27 min
Duration
- Baita del Carlon 852 m
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Hiking route Easy
Sentiero di Lutia walk
A short walk on the Lutia path above Fai della Paganella, through beech wood on the edge of the plateau.
2.0 km
Distance
110 m
Ascent
47 min
Duration
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Sentiero Botanico - Botanical Path

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 2.6 km · ↑ 254 m · ◷ 1 h 34 min

A short botanical path on the slopes above Fai della Paganella, labelled with the trees and flowers of the limestone.

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