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27 - Monte Maggio

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Duration 2.1 h

Distance 7.0 km

Ascend 235 hm

Descent 227 hm

Max. height 1800 m

27 - Monte Maggio - Description

Monte Maggio the peack of Italy. Here till 1918 there was the Austrian boarder, at 1853 meters up.
The peak overlooking the valley of Vicenza and the plain that backs onto Venice. A big cross on the summit to remember Italians and Austrians who died during the First World War.There are many reasons to reach the summit. First of all the beauty of the places, the views and the historical signs. It is one of the easiest and beautiful hiking of Alpe Cimbra, from where you could see Valle di Terragnolo and the Pasubio mountain. On a clear day you could see the reflection of the sun in the Venice lagoon.

Directions

  • Start

    Camini

    Leave the car near the fork in the road of rifugio Camini, 300 meters before Passo Coe. Follow the directions for the Peace Path and reach the crest of Cargaore. Here there is the first view on Terragnolo valley and on the Pasubio mountain. Continue down this military road which earn gradually altitude till the summit, in a open environmental. Before the peak, cross the saddle which leads on the other side of the mountain and continue till the cross which dominates the top. The view here is very wider. Around us the remains of the Italians trenches.
    Get back heading down the last part of the road which leads to Malga Zonta-Melegna, but don’t take the south face, stay on the north face and go down till the strait hairpin bend. Pay attention to the signals: follow the directions to Passo Coe and go further the grassland and the firs till Passo Coe, a short distance from the start.

  • end point

    Passo Coe

required equipment

Portarsi acqua e cappello. La parte terminale è a cielo scoperto.

Tips for the tour

Make the excursion preferably on a clear day. The beauty of the landscape is guaranteed.

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Fitness

  • Experience

  • Landscape

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
From the round about in Eastern Folgaria, follow the sings for Fondo Grande – Fondo Piccolo – Passo Coe. After 8 km stop near the crossroad of rifugio Camini, that is the start.
Before Passo Coe, at the crossroad of Rifugio Camini on the SP Francolini.

public transport
Passo Coe can be reached by public transport - Trentino Trasporti society. Info Alpe Cimbra Tourist Board Tel. +39 0464 724100

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