Centuries-old Larch Trees Tour

Centuries-old Larch Trees Tour - Description

Directions

• Start

  Val di Sole cycle path - near the cross roads of the SS42 and the road to Ortisè
  
  This trail begins at the crossroads of the SS 42 and the road to Termenago-Ortisè-Menas. The road is easily accessible from the nearby villages of Mezzana and Pellizzano on the cycle path up to the diversion towards the River Noce then crossing the bridge (Pont de le Caore) and arriving at the junction. Take the provincial road n. 140 (this is a fairly quiet road traffic-wise) whiich passes wide areas of uncultivated terrain and ascends to the villages of Termenago (passing the old bell tower dating back to 1322 and the steps of the ‘new’ church built in 1850), Castello (with its crenellated bell tower of 1500), Ortisè (1.477 m) and arriving in Menas (1.517 m). From here there is a spectacular view of the Val di Sole and all its villages, of Passo Tonale and the mountains of the Brenta and Presanella ranges.After having passed the village take the dirt road on the right at the crossing and continue initially on the flat and then uphill to Malga del Monte Bassa. Another stretch of dirt road to arrive at the start of the path of old Larch Trees. After a short tract the road runs alongside these majestic trees. From here the descent starts on a technical and singletrack road (In the middle you will cross an easy dirt road… watch out for the sharp bend where you take a left turn) until reaching Mestriago. From here the cycle path concludes this itinery.

• end point

  Val di Sole cycle path - near the cross roads of the SS42 and the road to Ortisè

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Difficult

• Fitness

• Technique

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
Da Bergamo-Brescia: seguire la SS42 del Tonale. Da Bologna-Verona e dal Brennero: A22 del Brennero uscita Trento Nord per chi proviene da sud, uscita San Michele all’Adige per chi proviene da nord. Proseguire in direzione Cles, Val di Non, lungo la SS43 e, superato Cles, imboccare la SS42 , direzione Passo del Tonale, Val di Sole.
Molteplici parcheggi gratuiti in Val di Sole. I più vicini a Mezzana presso centro sportivo o Pellizzano presso campo sportivo.

public transport
Possibilità di utilizzare il bus della Trentino Trasporti fino a Ortisè.