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Molveno

A village on the shore of Lago di Molveno under the Brenta Dolomites, with the Pradel cable car above.

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2 339 m
Featured summit · Croz dell'Altissimo

Highlights

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Natural feature

Lago di Molveno
A lake at 864 m below the Brenta Dolomites, its water among the clearest in the Alps.
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Natural feature

Lago di Nembia
6.4 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
12.5 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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Mountain hut

Baita Valon
12.6 km away, in Comano Terme
A hut on the Valon meadows above Comano, used for walks and for its dark night skies.
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Mountain hut

Stargazing a Baita Valon, Trentino
12.6 km away, in Comano Terme
Night-sky watching from the Valon meadows above Comano Terme, away from valley lights.
Astrotourism ↗
Historic site

Castello del Buonconsiglio
15 km away, in Trento
The residence of Trento's prince-bishops for four centuries, with the Torre Aquila and its Cycle of the Months.
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Routes

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Via ferrata Difficult
Bocchette Alte via ferrata, Brenta Dolomites
A serious cabled line deep in the Brenta, following narrow ledges and iron rungs high between the Rifugio Tuckett and the Rifugio Alimonta.
5.6 km
Distance
1 229 m
Ascent
7 h 33 min
Duration
215
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Via ferrata Difficult
Via Ferrata Osvaldo Orsi, Brenta Dolomites
A cabled traverse linking Rifugio Tuckett with Rifugio Pedrotti along the foot of the Sfulmini walls, below the line of the Bocchette routes.
7.2 km
Distance
1 024 m
Ascent
6 h 56 min
Duration
192
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Via ferrata Moderate
Bocchette Centrali via ferrata, Brenta Dolomites
Exposed ledges between the Rifugio Alimonta and the Rifugio Pedrotti, passing under the Campanil Basso and the Torre di Brenta at around 2,700 m.
3.7 km
Distance
579 m
Ascent
4 h 28 min
Duration
135
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Via ferrata Easy
Via ferrata Oliva Detassis, Brenta Dolomites
An equipped route under the western arete of Cima Molveno, with long vertical ladders and narrow ledges above the old Brentei hanging glacier.
2.7 km
Distance
33 m
Ascent
2 h 19 min
Duration
135
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Via ferrata Moderate
Via ferrata Felice Spellini, Brenta Dolomites
An equipped line up the south spur of Cima degli Armi, four ladders and 400 m of cable from the Massodi valley to the Vedretta degli Armi.
3.7 km
Distance
622 m
Ascent
4 h 4 min
Duration
114
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Via ferrata Moderate
Ferrata Osvaldo Orsi
A traversing equipped route in the Brenta above Molveno, linking huts across the ledges below the main peaks.
8.1 km
Distance
468 m
Ascent
6 h 42 min
Duration
85
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Via ferrata Moderate
Ferrata Felice Spellini
An equipped route on the Cima degli Armi spur, ladders and cable between the Massodi valley and the glacier basin behind.
3.4 km
Distance
583 m
Ascent
3 h 40 min
Duration
73
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Via ferrata Moderate
Ferrata Livio Brentari
An equipped route in the southern Brenta reaching the Campanile Steck above the Molveno side of the range.
4.6 km
Distance
527 m
Ascent
4 h 8 min
Duration
73
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Hiking route Easy
DBT variant stage 8: Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti - Rifugio ai Brentei
A variant of the Dolomiti di Brenta Trail linking the Tosa Pedrotti and Brentei huts in about an hour.
3.2 km
Distance
292 m
Ascent
2 h 22 min
Duration
193
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Open route APT Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Val Rendena
Hiking route Moderate
Trekking in Pradel: Malga Tovre, Rifugio La Montanara and Rifugio Croz dell'Altissimo
A round from the Pradel plateau above Molveno by the Tovre dairy and the Montanara and Croz dell'Altissimo huts.
7.5 km
Distance
452 m
Ascent
3 h 8 min
Duration
143
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Hiking route Difficult
Trekking from Rifugio Croz dell'Altissimo to Rifugio Tuckett through Val Perse
A steep crossing from the Croz dell'Altissimo hut up the Val Perse to the Tuckett hut in the central Brenta.
6.7 km
Distance
1 354 m
Ascent
6 h 1 min
Duration
175
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Mountain bike route Easy
Big Hero
The gentlest flow trail in the Paganella bike area, wide and rolling enough for beginners and children.
1.7 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
12 min
Duration
70
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Mountain bike route Moderate
799 "Ciclamino Route"
A family bike route through the old centre of Molveno, along the Ciclamino path and back by the lakefront.
7.3 km
Distance
247 m
Ascent
53 min
Duration
47
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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
802 "Tour Vivaio"
A ride entirely on dirt roads through the pine woods that ring Andalo, with a few demanding stretches.
14.6 km
Distance
438 m
Ascent
1 h 42 min
Duration
36
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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 Pradel to Rifugio La Montanara
A short climb from the Pradel plateau up to the Montanara hut on the edge of the Brenta.
960 m
Distance
146 m
Ascent
34 min
Duration
109
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Hiking route Moderate
Bocchette Centrali
The central section of the Bocchette way, running ledges and ladders through the heart of the Brenta.
2.9 km
Distance
580 m
Ascent
2 h 59 min
Duration
135
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Hiking route Difficult
Trekking to Rifugio Pedrotti
A long ascent from Molveno through the Valle delle Seghe to the Pedrotti hut below the Cima Tosa.
10.1 km
Distance
1 641 m
Ascent
7 h 20 min
Duration
161
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Mountain bike route Easy
805 "Secret Trail"
An enduro line above Molveno, reached by the Paganella gondola, dropping past the Bior lake.
4.4 km
Distance
65 m
Ascent
52 min
Duration
10
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Mountain bike route Moderate
812 "Ude's Trail"
A long, varied route above Andalo, from the La Montanara restaurant down past the old forest nursery and on to the Tana dell'Ermellino at Priori.
12.1 km
Distance
326 m
Ascent
1 h 33 min
Duration
9
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- Centro Giovani 1 010 m
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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 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
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Hiking route Easy
Hike to Rifugio Croz dell'Altissimo
A short walk from the Pradel plateau to the Croz dell'Altissimo hut under its rock wall.
3.7 km
Distance
336 m
Ascent
1 h 59 min
Duration
76
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Hiking route Moderate
Tour of the mountain huts from Molveno
A round of the huts above Molveno, linking the Montanara, the Croz dell'Altissimo and the Tovre pastures.
10.4 km
Distance
647 m
Ascent
5 h 26 min
Duration
112
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Hiking route Difficult
Loop trekking from Cavedago to Malga Spora and to Rifugio Croz dell'Altissimo
A big circuit on the eastern side of the Brenta, over the Passo del Clamer between Malga Spora and the refuges La Montanara and Croz dell'Altissimo.
22.7 km
Distance
2 386 m
Ascent
14 h 33 min
Duration
118
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Mountain bike route Easy
Blade Runner by Evoc
The lowest flow trail in the Molveno sector, running from Pradel down to Valbiole.
2.1 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
15 min
Duration
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Mountain bike route Difficult
804 "Ranzo-Andalo MTB"
A big dirt-road link back from Ranzo to Andalo, over the Sella di Andalo and past Malga Gazza and Malga Covelo.
42.4 km
Distance
3 314 m
Ascent
8 h 9 min
Duration
57
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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
Walk from Andalo to Molveno
A level walk between Andalo and Molveno, under the east walls of the Brenta Dolomites.
4.1 km
Distance
21 m
Ascent
1 h 12 min
Duration
32
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Hiking route Moderate
Trekking to Rifugio Selvata
A climb up the Valle delle Seghe from Molveno to the Selvata hut at the foot of the Brenta walls.
5.4 km
Distance
802 m
Ascent
4 h 3 min
Duration
100
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Hiking route Difficult
Busa degli Sfulmini
A long climb into the Busa degli Sfulmini, the boulder basin under the Campanile Basso in the central Brenta.
14.4 km
Distance
1 431 m
Ascent
8 h 46 min
Duration
110
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Mountain bike route Easy
Goonies
A short flow trail in the Molveno bike area, rolling downhill through the woods.
1.1 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
8 min
Duration
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Cycling route Difficult
Dolomiti di Brenta Bike Explorer - Altopiano della Paganella: il monte Gazza e la Paganella
A hard Brenta Dolomites variant that branches off at Lago di Nembia and climbs the pastures of Monte Gazza onto the Paganella tableland.
44.3 km
Distance
3 511 m
Ascent
8 h 36 min
Duration
93
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Hiking route Easy
Il mondo di Sciury
A short themed loop for children in the woods above Molveno, following the squirrel Sciury from stop to stop.
2.1 km
Distance
115 m
Ascent
43 min
Duration
31
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Hiking route Moderate
Bocchette Alte
The upper Bocchette route across the Brenta, ledges and ladders high on the western side of the range.
3.8 km
Distance
759 m
Ascent
4 h 24 min
Duration
89
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Hiking route Difficult
Trekking to Passo Clamer
A long climb from Molveno up to the Passo Clamer on the northern edge of the Brenta massif.
12.2 km
Distance
1 730 m
Ascent
10 h 4 min
Duration
79
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Mountain bike route Easy
Matrix
A flow trail linking the Blade Runner to the main road, from where riders can carry on to Molveno or Andalo.
1.8 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
13 min
Duration
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Cycling route Difficult
Tour of the Banale Plateau
A road round over the Sella di Andalo to Molveno and on to the Comano spa and the villages of the Banale plateau.
52.4 km
Distance
1 484 m
Ascent
6 h 3 min
Duration
89
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Hiking route Easy
Sant'Antonio
A crag just above Lake Molveno, with short routes that read as a rehearsal for the classic Brenta climbs.
134 m
Distance
56 m
Ascent
18 min
Duration
20
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- Baita Ciclamino 950 m
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Hiking route Moderate
XTERRA World Championship route
The course used for the XTERRA world championship, from the Molveno lakeshore into the shaded woods under the Paganella and the Brenta walls.
14.8 km
Distance
576 m
Ascent
4 h 52 min
Duration
80
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Hiking route Difficult
788 "Acqua delle Scudelle"
A twenty-kilometre dirt-road ring from Molveno over the Paganella flank to Pian del Dosson, in forest from start to finish.
20.2 km
Distance
828 m
Ascent
6 h 47 min
Duration
72
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Cycling route Difficult
The Southern side of Brenta Dolomites
A demanding road loop around the south of the Brenta group, with the Passo Daone the hardest of its climbs before the return to Andalo.
90.7 km
Distance
3 054 m
Ascent
10 h 56 min
Duration
81
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Hiking route Easy
Gaggia meadows - Scudelle water - viewpoint
A short family route in the woods at the Prati di Gaggia, reached by gondola from Andalo, taking in a spring and a lookout.
4.4 km
Distance
140 m
Ascent
1 h 23 min
Duration
10
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- Chalet Forst 1 329 m
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Hiking route Moderate
Walk from Andalo to Pradel
A climb from Andalo through the woods to the Pradel terrace, facing the Brenta Dolomites above Molveno.
4.2 km
Distance
363 m
Ascent
1 h 39 min
Duration
72
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Hiking route Difficult
44 - Molveno - Nembia - Moline – S. Lorenzo in Banale
A long route from Molveno by Nembia and Moline down to San Lorenzo in Banale in the Giudicarie.
24.6 km
Distance
675 m
Ascent
7 h 25 min
Duration
65
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Cycling route Difficult
From Paganella to Giudicarie
A long road day from the Andalo plateau into the Giudicarie, with the climb to the Passo Durone as the main effort.
74.9 km
Distance
2 360 m
Ascent
8 h 52 min
Duration
80
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Hiking route Easy
Walk from Prati di Gaggia to the lookout on lake Molveno
A brief walk from the Prati di Gaggia to the viewpoint over the Lago di Molveno and the Brenta wall behind it.
2.2 km
Distance
90 m
Ascent
42 min
Duration
10
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- Chalet Forst 1 329 m
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Hiking route Moderate
Malga Tovre and rifugio La Montanara
A short but sometimes steep climb through the woods of the Adamello-Brenta park to the Montanara hut on its terrace.
3.8 km
Distance
465 m
Ascent
1 h 57 min
Duration
69
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- Rifugio La Montanara 1 575 m
- Baita Pineta 1 300 m
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Hiking route Difficult
DBT Stage 8: Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti - Malga Spora
A Dolomiti di Brenta stage from the Tosa Pedrotti hut over the Clamer pass, leaving karst and boulders for the green bear country at Malga Spora.
11.2 km
Distance
1 333 m
Ascent
9 h 4 min
Duration
59
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Croz dell'Altissimo

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DBT variant stage 8: Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti - Rifugio ai Brentei

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 3.2 km · ↑ 292 m · ◷ 2 h 22 min

A variant of the Dolomiti di Brenta Trail linking the Tosa Pedrotti and Brentei huts in about an hour.

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