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Ledro

The comune of the Ledro valley and its lake, with the Bronze Age pile-dwelling museum, west of Riva del Garda.

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Highlights

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Natural feature

Lago di Ledro
A lake at 655 m in the Ledro valley west of Riva del Garda, with a Bronze Age pile-dwelling site on its shore.
Italia.it ↗
Museum

Museo delle Palafitte del Lago di Ledro
A museum on the Bronze Age pile dwellings found in Lake Ledro, built over part of the excavated site.
Italia.it ↗
Museum

Ethnographisches Museum von Valvestino
13.4 km away, in Magasa
A museum of Valvestino history and tradition at Magasa, housed in one of the old hay barns of the Cima Rest plateau.
Visitbrescia ↗

Routes

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Via ferrata Difficult
Via Ferrata Fausto Susatti - Cima Capi (from Riva del Garda)
A ferrata up the south ridge of Cima Capi above Lake Garda, on the Rocchetta walls, past trenches and posts from the Great War.
9.9 km
Distance
1 147 m
Ascent
8 h 38 min
Duration
156
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Via ferrata Moderate
Via Ferrata delle Laste e Gallerie di Cima Rocca
An easy protected route along the upper Austrian defence line to the church of San Giovanni al Monte and the tunnels bored right through Cima Rocca; a headlamp is needed.
6.3 km
Distance
695 m
Ascent
5 h 17 min
Duration
94
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Via ferrata Moderate
Via Ferrata Fausto Susatti - Cima Capi (from Ledro)
A ferrata to Cima Capi above the north end of Lake Garda, past trenches, walkways and gun emplacements, with the hillside church known as San Giovanni in montibus on the way.
7.0 km
Distance
689 m
Ascent
5 h 22 min
Duration
91
Check-ins
- Cima Capi 909 m
- Bivacco Arcioni 858 m
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Hiking route Easy
View from Tremalzo
A walk on the Tremalzo ridge above Ledro, botanically rich with plants found nowhere else.
4.3 km
Distance
181 m
Ascent
1 h 27 min
Duration
33
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Grande Guerra: Sentiero del Defensionmauer "A. Lutteri"
A climb to the Sperone defence wall, built before the Great War against an Italian infantry advance, with its gun positions still in place.
8.8 km
Distance
1 022 m
Ascent
6 h 7 min
Duration
111
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Ledro Alps Trek Alpiedi - Leg 3: from Bivacco Arcioni to Rifugio Pernici
A stage from the Arcioni bivouac to the Pernici hut across the Dromaè and Saval meadows, where Austrian trenches and a war hospital survive, with Lake Ledro in sight.
11.1 km
Distance
1 261 m
Ascent
6 h 7 min
Duration
128
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Ponale Gravel Tour
A gravel climb on the old road cut into the cliffs above Lake Garda, closed to cars since 1995, then paved switchbacks up to Pregasina.
14.4 km
Distance
1 016 m
Ascent
2 h 33 min
Duration
137
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Limone - Tignale - Tremosine
A hard loop through the tunnels of the Gardesana Occidentale, then twice up to the villages on the terraces high above the western shore.
62.9 km
Distance
2 937 m
Ascent
8 h 21 min
Duration
182
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Galleria Riccabona
A short climb to a gun gallery under Pichea that kept watch on the Val Concei, named for Ludwig Riccabona, commander of the Kaiserjäger in the valley.
2.2 km
Distance
248 m
Ascent
1 h 5 min
Duration
27
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Ponale Path (from Ledro)
The old Ponale road cut into the cliffs above the north end of Lake Garda, through cypress and holm oak rooted in rock, on a line that decided who held Riva.
10.5 km
Distance
981 m
Ascent
6 h 7 min
Duration
111
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Ledro Alps Trek Alpiedi - Leg 2: from Tremalzo to Bivacco Arcioni
A long stage from Tremalzo to the Arcioni bivouac in the mild, Mediterranean air off Lake Garda; the bivouac key must be collected at the Pieve di Ledro tourist office.
23.6 km
Distance
1 350 m
Ascent
11 h 9 min
Duration
121
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Biking round Lake Ledro
A family loop right round the lake, through Pieve and Mezzolago and past the pile-dwelling museum at Molina di Ledro.
10.8 km
Distance
45 m
Ascent
60 min
Duration
53
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Tremosine’s Forra Road
A ride down the lake past Limone and up the narrow 1913 road that threads a gorge in tunnels and galleries, which Churchill called an eighth wonder.
43.3 km
Distance
1 462 m
Ascent
5 h 13 min
Duration
166
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Sup Tour Ponale Waterfall
A paddle out from Riva del Garda under the Rocchetta cliff to the Ponale waterfall, with the old Ponale road traced along the rock above.
6.0 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
1 h 24 min
Duration
23
Check-ins
- Ex Ristorante Casa della Trota 77 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Ponale Path (from Riva del Garda)
The old Ponale road above Lake Garda, cut into the cliff and turned into a walking and cycling route in 2004, climbing towards the Ledro valley.
6.3 km
Distance
798 m
Ascent
3 h 52 min
Duration
111
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Ledro Alps Trek Alpiedi - Leg 4: from Rifugio Pernici to Bivacco Campel
A long leg from the Pernici hut over Corno di Pichea, Monte Cadria and Monte Tofino to the Campel bivouac, on meadow, scree and rock holding fossils.
18.2 km
Distance
1 621 m
Ascent
10 h
Duration
79
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Moderate
Ciclabile della Valle di Ledro
A flat valley cycle path on the floor of the Ledro valley, running between Lago di Ledro and the little Lago d'Ampola.
9.6 km
Distance
108 m
Ascent
55 min
Duration
13
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Along three lakes: from Lake Garda to Valle di Ledro
A ride from Lake Garda up to Ledro and on to Lake Ampola, where holm oak and cypress give way to conifers and then to reed beds.
24.1 km
Distance
1 083 m
Ascent
2 h 56 min
Duration
148
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Madonna delle ferle
A short walk in the Valle di Ledro to the small shrine of the Madonna delle Ferle, with little climbing and open views for the effort.
5.3 km
Distance
246 m
Ascent
1 h 50 min
Duration
15
Check-ins
- Info Point Gardatrentino 657 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Cima Rocca
A climb to Cima Rocca, fought over in 1916 by Italians pushing up from Biacesa against Austrians in the summit works, past the San Giovanni church and the Arcioni bivouac.
7.8 km
Distance
797 m
Ascent
4 h 39 min
Duration
94
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
La Boemia in Valle di Ledro
A long route around Lake Ledro, the valley-floor villages and the woods of Val Concei, tracing eight places tied to the wartime evacuation of the valley to Bohemia.
27.5 km
Distance
255 m
Ascent
7 h 3 min
Duration
55
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Durone - Valle del Chiese - Valle di Ledro
A demanding day from Riva del Garda over the Passo Ballino and on through Tione, five lakes along the way and a constant up and down on quiet roads.
91.7 km
Distance
2 309 m
Ascent
10 h 12 min
Duration
112
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
The meadows of Legos
A walk through the hay meadows and lanes of Legos on a botanical trail lined with labelled trees, topping out at a viewpoint over Lake Ledro.
5.0 km
Distance
182 m
Ascent
1 h 37 min
Duration
15
Check-ins
- Info Point Gardatrentino 657 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Bocca Trat - Cima Parì
A climb to Cima Parì along the old Great War front, over ground held in turn by Austrian and Italian troops in the fighting known as the White War.
9.7 km
Distance
633 m
Ascent
4 h 17 min
Duration
88
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Giro delle cime
The classic round of the Valle di Ledro summits: Tofino, Pichea and Doss de la Torta, then Gavardina, Corno di Lomar, Corno dei Guì, Roda and Cadria.
25.8 km
Distance
2 486 m
Ascent
15 h 25 min
Duration
53
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Ledro Valley Tour
A long tour climbing through the woods of Val Concei to the Rifugio al Faggio, then down over the Passo dell'Ampola to the lake.
42.3 km
Distance
1 312 m
Ascent
4 h 60 min
Duration
80
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Bocca Casét. In volo sulle Alpi
A short, easy walk suited to families, ending at the bird observation point of Bocca Casèt above the Valle di Ledro on the autumn migration line.
4.6 km
Distance
273 m
Ascent
1 h 54 min
Duration
9
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Grande Guerra: da Biacesa a Cima Rocca
A climb from Biacesa to Cima Rocca for the system of tunnels driven through the summit, with wide views over Lake Garda from the crest.
6.5 km
Distance
703 m
Ascent
4 h 15 min
Duration
70
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Lago di Ledro - Tour
Trail 729, largely following the circuit of Lake Ledro on paved lanes and cycle paths, with a wooded traverse of the Coste di Bariolo looking down onto the water.
16.5 km
Distance
867 m
Ascent
6 h 14 min
Duration
53
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Ledro Gravel Tour
A gravel loop along the floor of the Valle di Ledro, running out to the Passo dell'Ampola and back past the lakeside campsites.
41.8 km
Distance
470 m
Ascent
4 h 9 min
Duration
66
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Leano Variant
A steep descent to Leano and Prè above Limone, over gravel, concrete and cobbles, with cars sometimes using the lane.
5.6 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
2 h 1 min
Duration
7
Check-ins
- Passo Guil 1 209 m
- Malga Vil 1 111 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Sentiero della Pace 8: Bivacco Malga Casinot to Rifugio Pernici
A ridge stage of the peace trail over the Bocca dell'Ussol and Corno di Pichea, with fixed ropes at the Bochet de Slavazi, down to Bocca di Trat.
9.1 km
Distance
785 m
Ascent
5 h 7 min
Duration
62
Check-ins
Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Hiking route Difficult
Giro delle cime - Half tour
Half the Ledro summit round: up to Bocca Trat, then above 1,900 metres to the Bocca dell'Ussol over Tofino, Pichea, Doss de la Torta and Gavardina, descending by Malga Guì.
17.5 km
Distance
1 518 m
Ascent
9 h 36 min
Duration
52
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Lago di Ledro - Pregasina
A steep valley-to-lake ride between the Ledro lakeside campsites and Pregasina, passing the Ponale Alto Belvedere high above Garda.
29.4 km
Distance
823 m
Ascent
3 h 23 min
Duration
54
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Avèz Peak
A mostly level walk on the Tremosine plateau to Cima Avèz, with only a short rise at the end, fit for families.
2.7 km
Distance
135 m
Ascent
50 min
Duration
5
Check-ins
Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Hiking route Moderate
Walking around Lake Ledro
A lap of Lake Ledro past the pile-dwelling site and the woods of Pur; the section between Molina and Pur uses a narrow road with traffic and no pavement.
9.5 km
Distance
54 m
Ascent
2 h 21 min
Duration
49
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Attorno al Monte Tremalzo
A high circuit around Monte Tremalzo, the mountain that closes off the Tremalzo basin above the Valle di Ledro.
12.0 km
Distance
880 m
Ascent
5 h 48 min
Duration
46
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Lago di Ledro - Lago di Idro
A long ride from the Ledro valley over the Passo dell'Ampola, then down the hairpins into Valle del Chiese to the lake at Idro.
51.9 km
Distance
992 m
Ascent
5 h 32 min
Duration
14
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Pieve - Memories on show
A flat walk through the streets of Pieve, seat of the valley since it held the parish church, following the permanent photographic display on its past.
1.6 km
Distance
10 m
Ascent
24 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Info Point Gardatrentino 663 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Defensionsmauer
A walk along the Austro-Hungarian works above the Ponale road, built to hold Riva del Garda, now a made path for anyone interested in the Great War.
8.1 km
Distance
597 m
Ascent
3 h 55 min
Duration
46
Check-ins
- vecchio acquedotto 171 m
- Ponale Alto Belvedere 223 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Ledro Trek Low
A day trek on the lower paths close to Lake Ledro, linking lakeside viewpoints and villages without going up onto the high summits.
18.0 km
Distance
1 249 m
Ascent
8 h 20 min
Duration
46
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Cycling route Difficult
Ampola Storo Trail - Tour
A route from Ledro over the Corda saddle to Malga Stigolo, on cycle path and forest road below the tree line.
45.1 km
Distance
1 693 m
Ascent
5 h 36 min
Duration
3
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Colle di Santo Stefano
A very short climb to the hill church of Santo Stefano and its marble cross, raised for the Austrian and Italian dead of the 1866 battle of Bezzecca, among later trenches.
1.1 km
Distance
31 m
Ascent
19 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- Colle di Santo Stefano 742 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Chiesa di San Giovanni
A climb from the small church of San Giovanni to the Arcioni bivouac and its narrow viewing terrace above the Valle di Ledro.
4.7 km
Distance
549 m
Ascent
3 h 16 min
Duration
40
Check-ins
- Bivacco Arcioni 858 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Cima Bal e Cima Nara
A route across the Leano and Guil pastures to Cima della Nara and Cima al Bal, looking down over the Valle di Ledro and its lake.
14.2 km
Distance
1 119 m
Ascent
7 h 14 min
Duration
34
Check-ins
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Easy
The Lost Tale - The enchanted forest
A loop from the Tremalzo visitor centre up through pasture into forest and back on a forest road, with wooden installations, panels and an app-based game for children.
3.1 km
Distance
142 m
Ascent
1 h 4 min
Duration
2
Check-ins
- Baita alpini di Tiarno di Sopra 1 573 m
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Lakeside walk
A shoreline walk at Lake Ledro, turquoise and among the cleanest in Trentino; lowering its level in 1929 exposed Bronze Age piles, now shown at the Pile-Dwelling Museum.
9.8 km
Distance
259 m
Ascent
2 h 57 min
Duration
31
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Monte Corno: the balcony above Lake Ledro
A climb to Monte Corno, a balcony with an all-round outlook over Lake Ledro and the ridges that enclose it.
14.3 km
Distance
1 067 m
Ascent
6 h 59 min
Duration
26
Check-ins
Open route Garda Trentino
Hiking route Easy
Lago d'Ampola, Alto Chiese
A very short, level walk at Lake Ampola, the protected reed-fringed pond above Tiarno di Sopra at the head of the Alto Chiese.
810 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
11 min
Duration
1
Check-ins
- Lago d'Ampola 726 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Moderate
Giro della Madonnina di Besta
A loop above the Valle di Ledro to the small hilltop shrine of the Madonnina di Besta, mostly through woods.
6.5 km
Distance
437 m
Ascent
2 h 57 min
Duration
27
Check-ins
- Info Point Gardatrentino 657 m
- B&B Ai Casai 694 m
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View from Tremalzo

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