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Hiking trail - Castelloni di San Marco Labyrinth

Mountain Hiking
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Duration 5.0 h

Distance 13.3 km

Ascend 600 hm

Descent 653 hm

Max. height 1822 m

Hiking trail - Castelloni di San Marco Labyrinth - Description

The “Castelloni di San Marco” hike offers unique views and is for sure one of the most breathtaking and peculiar hikes in the whole plateau.
This trail crosses at the summit of the mountain a labyrinth of stone, finely chiseled by glaciers and atmospheric agent. 
It is an enormous natural castle that dominates the whole Valsugana: merlons, towers, halls, canyons created by the water on the friable limestone. It is part of the karstic apparatus “Fossetta abyss” (tens of kilometers of caves), leading the water inside the Bigonda cave in Valsugana.
It is advised to walk the whole path to enjoy the labyrinth and its magic in its entirety. It is like a rollercoaster between cracks, rifts, caves, rocks and huge halls.

Directions

  • Start

    Refuge Barricata - Marcesina plateau

    Difficulty E: excursionistic Route
    This walking track goes along the forest road, before through a forest beech and after that you’ll have a panoramic view on the Valsugana valley. It’s an interesting path because of the historic galleries, stairs and routes dating back to the I War World and also for the rich flora and fauna.

  • end point

    Refuge Barricata - Marcesina plateau

required equipment

Sportswear for mountain excursions (hiking boots, raincoat)

Tips for the tour

Do not go inside the caves, it could be very dangerous!

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

Recommended season

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
Go along the main road SS47 Valsugana, take the exit signposted “Primolano - Enego”, after the village of Enego on the crossing follow the sign to Val Maron until the hotel Marcesina, after 2 km you reach the refuge Barricata.
Parking place at refuge Barricata

public transport
Non ci sono mezzi pubblici che servono la zona.

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