Piazzo_e_ParloDeparture point: Hotel Piramidi on the road to Trento, before Villa Aurora, going down towards a cultivated valley near a paved path (Calcara Val di Giara). After 15 minutes, one arrives in Piazzo, an old Cembrano hamlet,which up to this very day serves as a housing area, with…

CartinaTotal length: 250 kilometres The route starts at the Brenner Pass and, after passing Terme del Brennero, a gentle descent leads to Colle Isarco/Gossensass, an important summer holiday and winter sports resort located at the mouth of the Val di Fleres valley and surrounded by pine forests; it…

Piramidi_di_SegonzanoThe Cembra Valley begins at Lavis and runs north-east of Trento for about 33 kilometres towards the Dolomites. It is traversed by the Avisio torrent, which originates from the Marmolada glacier (3,342 m) and flows into the Adige river just north of Trento. The torrent, in the Cembran…

Madonna_dell_AiutoStarting point: loc: "Venticcia" car park near the sports field. The adjacent "Venticcia" ridge (855 m) juts out into the valley and forms a natural division, a sort of saddle. Towards the north-east, there is a panoramic view of the Fiemme valley and the first Dolomite chains. Important…

Castello_di_SegonzanoStarting point: (opposite the little church) from the Hotel Piramidi down the valley (direction Salotto). An asphalted and cobbled road. In a few minutes it leads to the ruins of Segonzano Castle. The castle was built in 1216 on probable pre-existing foundations by Rodolfo Scancio de la Curte,…

QuarasStarting point: Hotel Piramidi, (add half an hour); or: car park near the SS. Trinità parish church. Visit to the church built in the 12th century. It has been extended several times over the centuries. Suggestive and powerful panoramic view over the Cembra Valley and the Regnana Valley.…

Lago_di_LasesStarting point: from the HoteI Piramidi by car to Lases (km 8). Parking area after the village, near the lake, on the right-hand side of provincial road 71 towards Trento. The circumlacual path starts below the level of the provincial road. Lake Lases - 700 m long, 225…

Giovo_MasenAfter crossing the Cembra Valley, at the Faver junction, take the road for Cembra and continue as far as Ceola di Giovo. At the end of a long straight stretch, on the right, is the road for Valternigo (the church of S. Floriano is worth a visit: early…

faverDistance from Segonzano: about 5 km along provincial road no. 101 (transversal Valle di Cembra) or 4 km along the Castello-Cantilaga-Corvaia road on foot (comfortable footwear). This characteristic Cembran village is situated in an elongated form along the slopes of Mount Avvoltoio (1228 m). An active centre with…

itinerari_variMore than a walk, this is a real visit to the capital of 'porphyry'. Direction Trento - Gardolo. Once in the centre, park near the Church of S. Biagio, an ancient building (1149 first mentioned) restored in the 15th century. The interior can be visited by asking at…