Cornisello lake tour

Mountain Biking
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Duration 3.0 h

Distance 28.2 km

Ascend 1076 hm

Descent 1076 hm

Max. height 2127 m

Cornisello lake tour - Description

A lengthy climb through Val Nambrone, from Sant’Antonio di Mavignola to the Cornisello lakes.
The itinerary starts in Sant’Antonio di Mavignola and runs through Val Nambrone to the Cornisello lakes. The road and the cable lift across from Rifugio Nambrone date back to the 1950s and were built for the purpose of creating a dam near the lakes. The upper end of the cable lift is found just after Rifugio Cornisello. The dam was never built, but fortunately for us the road was completed.

Directions

  • Start

    Sant'Antonio di Mavignola

    From the square in Sant’Antonio di Mavignola, descend along Via Pridela for 50m, then turn right onto Via Nambrone. Continue along this road until the intersection with state highway 239.
    Be very careful of traffic before turning left onto the highway and then continue downhill for about 100m until the switchback. Here, turn right in the direction of Val Nambrone.
    Follow the paved road uphill for 3.2 km until Rifugio Nambrone.
    Continue on the paved road for 6.1 km until the Valina intersection. Keep to the right and continue on for another 2.1 km until an ample, unpaved parking area, then continue to the right on the dirt road. Continue on for 1.7 km until the milk-storage hut at Laghi di Cornisello. For the return trip, follow the same route to Rifugio Nambrone and then to Mavignola.

  • end point

    Sant'Antonio di Mavignola

required equipment

MTBs with off-road tires helmets protective eyewear repair kits first-aid kits water windbreakers for downhill sections

Tips for the tour

Unless you use an E-BIKE, you will need to be in good physical shape to take on this itinerary. Once at the casina (a milk-storage hut) at Laghi di Cornisello, turn around and follow the same route back because, from here, the trail that continues on cannot be done on a bike. You can carry your bike along the trail to get to Rifugio Cornisello, but this is only recommended for the most experienced cyclists. From the ample, unpaved parking area, instead of descending directly along the paved road, you can head up to the right for 300m towards Rifugio Cornisello, where there is a stunning view of the Brenta Group.

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium
  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

Recommended season

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
In auto: da A4 Milano-Venezia: uscita Brescia Est a km 130. Tempo di percorrenza medio (in auto): 2 ore e 30 minuti. da A22 Modena-Brennero: uscita Rovereto Sud a km 92 (1 ora e 40 minuti) - uscita Trento Sud a km 73 (1 ora e 30 minuti) - uscita S. Michele all'Adige a km 78 (1 ora). Per raggiungere in mtb l'inizio dell'itinerario seguire il percorso n°960 "Via Vecia" fino al centro di Sant Antonio di Mavignola.

public transport
Gli autobus di linea della compagnia Trentino Trasporti (www.ttesercizio.it) effettuano collegamenti diretti, e non, a frequenza giornaliera per Pinzolo e Madonna di Campiglio. In estate la mobilità è integrata con il servizio di bicibustrek e il servizio urbano turistico.

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