Ring route within the Laghestel Nature Reserve

Ring route within the Laghestel Nature Reserve - Description

Directions

• Start

  Baselga di Piné
  
  From the town hall of Baselga, follow the main road in the direction of Trento for about a hundred metres, then take the first tarmac road on your left. After a few dozens of metres, turn right into a small road that makes a circle around the Dosso di Vigo. Follow it until it joins a tarmac road which takes you to the village of Vigo. Before you go down to the village square, we recommend you make a detour along the mule path on your left to the church of San Giuseppe and the panoramic hill on which it stands. Carry on across Vigo along gently undulating tarmac roads until a place called 'Ferrari'. From there keep going straight ahead until the tarmac road becomes a dirt road. This is where the circular walk around the Laghestel biotope begins. Although a map invites you to walk anticlockwise round Laghestel, feel free to go clockwise if you prefer. Laghestel is one of the 68 biotopes of major interest to be found in Trentino. In ancient times, the Laghestel basin was occupied by a 20-metre-deep lake. As the result of a natural process, the lake has slowly turned into a peat bog. From 1600 onwards, various drainage attempts were made. These included the digging of drainage channels which increased the speed at which the lake surface had been naturally shrinking. Nowadays, the lake occupies the area where the basin is at its deepest. It covers an area of 6,000 m², is 90 metres across and has a maximum depth of 2.5 metres.

• end point

  Baselga di Piné

required equipment

Even on relatively short easy outings make sure to take all you need so you don't run into trouble if things take an unexpected turn, for example a storm blows up or you have a sudden drop in energy levels. What you should have in your rucksack: water canteen (1L) snacks (e.g. mixed dried fruit or chocolate) First aid kit windproof jacket fleece change of t-shirt and socks (in a plastic bag) make sure to wear or at least bring a pair of long trousers hat sun screen sunglasses gloves whistle to attract attention in an emergency emergency telephone number Mountain Rescue 112 Make sure you're wearing the right footwear for the trail and season. The going can get rough and rocky underfoot and a pair of hiking boots will protect you from sprains. And finally... don't forget to bring your camera! You'll need it to capture the stunning views.

Tips for the tour

Treat yourself to a slow afternoon, with slow steps, deep breaths, reading the information signs and sitting on one of the many benches along the way.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Easy

• Fitness

• Technique

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
By car: From either south or north, from the A22 Brennero motorway (from the south exit Trento south - north exit Trento north) or from the main Brennero road n. 12; continue on the Valsugana main road SS 47 towards Pergine Valsugana-Padova; when you reach the junction with the Altopiano di Piné road, turn off into this secondary road SP 83 known as the “di Piné” road. Search for route.
Several free parking lots in Via del 26 maggio, near the middle school and the fire station

public transport
Baselga di Piné can be reached using lines B 403 or B 402 of the suburban public transport.