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Zone
A village above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo, known for its earth pyramids and the paths up Monte Guglielmo.
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Highlights
9 from neighbouring places
Rifugio Almici
A hut below the summit of Monte Guglielmo, above Zone, a base for walks on the ridge between Lake Iseo and the Val Trompia.
Rifugio Malpensata
A hut on the pastures of Monte Guglielmo above Zone, on one of the paths climbing to the summit from Lake Iseo.
Riserva Naturale delle Piramidi di Zone
An amphitheatre of earth pyramids above Zone, capped by boulders that shelter them from the rain, on Lake Iseo's eastern side.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
A church dedicated to John the Baptist in Zone, in the hills above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista a Zone
The parish church of San Giovanni Battista at Zone, with polychrome marble altars and wooden sculpture.
Chiesa di San'Antonio Abate a Cusato
A small church dedicated to Saint Anthony the Abbot at Cusato, a hamlet of Zone above Lake Iseo.
Rifugio Medelet
2.6 km away, in Pisogne
A hut in the hills above Pisogne, on the paths climbing from Lake Iseo towards Monte Guglielmo.
Chiesa di San Bernardo di Chiaravalle a Collepiano
3.4 km away, in Marone
A church dedicated to Bernard of Clairvaux at Collepiano, above Marone on the eastern side of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa dei Morti a Vello
3.6 km away, in Marone
A small church at Vello, a lakeside hamlet of Marone on the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di Sant’Eufemia a Vello
3.7 km away, in Marone
A church dedicated to Saint Euphemia at Vello, the hamlet of Marone on the shore road towards Pisogne.
Chiesa di San Gregorio a Toline
4.1 km away, in Pisogne
A church dedicated to Saint Gregory at Toline, a hamlet of Pisogne on the shore road along the north-east of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Pregasso
4.2 km away, in Marone
A church dedicated to Peter and Paul at Pregasso, a hamlet of Marone in the hills above Lake Iseo.
Pieve di Santa Maria in Silvis
4.6 km away, in Pisogne
The former parish church of Pisogne, standing outside the town; the name in silvis recalls the woods that once surrounded it.
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Siniga
4.8 km away, in Pisogne
A church dedicated to Peter and Paul at Siniga, a hamlet in the hills of Pisogne above the north end of Lake Iseo.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
4.8 km away, in Pisogne
The parish church of Pisogne, dedicated to the Assumption, in the centre of the town at the head of Lake Iseo.
Nothing of this kind in Zone.
Routes
Via Ferrata Corno del Bene
A ferrata above Zone, approached through the Bosco degli Gnomi and up Val Vandul on CAI 227, with the steeper 227A cutting the walk-in.
- 10.4 km
- Distance
- 1 050 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 10 min
- Duration
- 65
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoVia Ferrata Corna delle Capre
A ferrata reached from Cislano di Zone by the mule track towards Croce di Marone, then the birdcatcher's path CAI 230 to the foot of the cliff.
- 10.1 km
- Distance
- 647 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 41 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Open route Visitlakeiseo5° tratto: Zone
A stretch of the Lake Iseo path at Zone, near the eroded earth pyramids above the village.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 247 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 56 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Trekking da Croce di Marone al Monte Guglielmo
A climb from Croce di Marone to the summit of Monte Guglielmo, on the ridge above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- 768 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
- 221
- Check-ins
Ai tre rifugi sul Monte Guglielmo
A long day on Monte Guglielmo above Lake Iseo, linking the three huts on the mountain the people of Brescia call Gölem.
- 22.9 km
- Distance
- 1 400 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 39 min
- Duration
- 256
- Check-ins
MTB Pisogne
A long climb from the shore of Lago d'Iseo at Toline to the Croce di Marone and the Rifugio Almici, high on Monte Guglielmo.
- 55.6 km
- Distance
- 2 344 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 9 min
- Duration
- 299
- Check-ins
Trekking nella Riserva Naturale delle Piramidi di Zone
A short circuit among the erosion pyramids of Zone, the earth columns each still holding a boulder on top.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 154 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 5 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Giro ad anello Monte Vignole, Corna Trentapassi e Passo Croce di Zone da Cusato
A circuit from the hamlet of Cusato over Monte Vignole and the Corna Trentapassi above Lake Iseo, returning by the Croce di Zone pass.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 662 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 27 min
- Duration
- 211
- Check-ins
Sul Sentiero degli Gnomi, da Zone
A climb from Zone through the gnomes' wood to the highest summit between Lake Iseo and the Val Trompia, with the lake laid out below.
- 12.3 km
- Distance
- 2 350 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 11 min
- Duration
- 178
- Check-ins
Sul Monte Guglielmo in MTB
A long ride to the top of Monte Guglielmo, the mountain of the Brescians, by way of the Croce di Marone and Rifugio Almici.
- 24.1 km
- Distance
- 1 277 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 29 min
- Duration
- 277
- Check-ins
Trekking in the Natural Reserve of the Pyramids of Zone
A short walk from the church of San Giorgio at Cislano into the reserve of erosion pyramids, past the erratic boulders that cap them.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 148 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 3 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Open route VisitlakeiseoMonte Vignole, Corna Trentapassi, and Passo Croce di Zone circular route from Cusato
A circuit from Cusato in Zone on CAI 229 to Monte Vignole, then the Corna Trentapassi and back by the Croce di Zone; parking there is paid.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 900 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 30 min
- Duration
- 203
- Check-ins
Corna Trentapassi 1 248 m- Anticima Est Corna Trentapassi 1 192 m
- Monte Vignole 1 095 m
- Dosso Tondo 1 079 m
- Forcelle di Coloreto 992 m
Forcellino del Zuf 1 050 m- +3
Open route VisitlakeiseoTrekking da Zone al Monte Guglielmo
A long ascent from Zone to the summit of Monte Guglielmo, the highest ground between Lake Iseo and the Val Trompia.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 1 243 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 50 min
- Duration
- 162
- Check-ins
MTB Zone
A demanding climb over the Croce di Marone to the pastures of Malga Guglielmo di Sopra and Rifugio Almici below the Corno del Bene.
- 20.2 km
- Distance
- 1 289 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 20 min
- Duration
- 211
- Check-ins
Trekking da Zone alla Corna Trentapassi
A direct climb from Zone to the Corna Trentapassi, the rock prow standing over the northern end of Lake Iseo.
- 3.1 km
- Distance
- 514 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 58 min
- Duration
- 152
- Check-ins
Antica Strada Valeriana
The whole Valeriana route along the eastern side of Lake Iseo, once the only road from Brescia into the Val Camonica.
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- 1 083 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 13 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Le Piramidi di Zone e il Monte Guglielmo in MTB
A hard mountain-bike climb from Lake Iseo over the Croce di Marone to Rifugio Almici at 1,865 m, below the summit of Monte Guglielmo.
- 30.9 km
- Distance
- 1 670 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 17 min
- Duration
- 156
- Check-ins
Tredici piante sul Monte Angolo
A walk from Zone, the village of the erosion pyramids, up to Monte Angolo, whose top carries a stand of thirteen old beeches.
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- 750 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 9 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Ancient Valeriana Road
The old inland road from Pilzone to Pisogne, passing above Sulzano, Sale Marasino and Marone on lanes and stone-walled tracks with the lake always in sight.
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- 1 053 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 8 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
- Passo Croce di Zone 903 m
Hotel Conca Verde 734 m- Cascina Croce 906 m
- Ristorante Antica Valeriana 734 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoThe Erosion Pyramids of Zone and Monte Guglielmo by MTB
A long climb from the shore of Lake Iseo up through Zone and its erosion-pillar reserve to Malga Guglielmo di Sopra and Rifugio Almici.
- 35.2 km
- Distance
- 1 843 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 2 min
- Duration
- 156
- Check-ins
- Rifugio Almici 1 865 m
- Croce di Marone 1 166 m
- Rifugio Croce Di Marone 1 166 m
- Rifugio Malpensata 1 348 m
- Malga Guglielmo di Sopra 1 744 m
- Baita Pernice 1 332 m
- +3
Open route VisitlakeiseoZone
A circuit from the village of Zone on the slopes above the north end of Lake Iseo, on mule tracks and forest paths.
- 8.2 km
- Distance
- 469 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 18 min
- Duration
- 35
- Check-ins
Trekking da Zone al Monte Vignole
A climb from Zone to Monte Vignole and the Dosso Tondo, on the ridge above the erosion pyramids.
- 4.8 km
- Distance
- 386 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 28 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Trekking da Marone al Monte Cunicolo
A climb from Marone to Punta Cunicolo, on the ridge above the eastern shore of Lake Iseo.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 905 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 27 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
Ancient Valeriana Road - 4th section: Colpiano – Zone
The fourth leg of the old Valeriana road, climbing from Colpiano to Zone between stone walls and a narrow cleft in the rock, under the crags of Punta Cunicolo.
- 4.8 km
- Distance
- 395 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
Open route Visitlakeiseo
No routes of this kind in Zone yet.
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5° tratto: Zone
A stretch of the Lake Iseo path at Zone, near the eroded earth pyramids above the village.
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