San Martino hermitage tour

San Martino hermitage tour - Description

Directions

• Start

  Carisolo central square
  
  Start from “2 Maggio” square, go up the stairs till the church and go along the road leading to Val Genova for about a hundred of meters. Catch the road on the right that brings to “Campolo” area; at the first bend you find a fork from where the path n° 228 starts. Go into the wood along a steep path, reach “Gola del Re” and go on till a difficult stretch, where there is a metal rope to facilitate the walk. Go on uphill, through fir, larch and beech trees, till the small “San Martino” Hermitage.Come back following the same itinerary

• end point

  Carisolo

required equipment

Mountaineering boots, hat and windbreakers are highly recommended. 

Tips for the tour

The hermitage is situated at 1226 meters a.s.l. and is famous for a popular legend, according to which the hermitage was inhabited by one of the last hermits. According to the popular imagination, this hermit lived on the bread that a tame bear was used to bring to him and his death was announced by the blooming in January of the local flowers called "maggiociondolo".It is a very fascinating route, in particular during spring and autumn, when the wood has bright colors.It is not a difficult route, apart from two exposed stretches even if well protected by iron ropes, and it is suitable for children from 8/10 years old too.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Difficult

• Fitness

• Technique

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
From Carisolo, 2 km north of Pinzolo along the main road SS239, take the road to Val Genova. Follow this road for about 600 meters, turn right towards the so called "Campolo" area as far as you reach the first hairpin bend where the route begins.
Big free car park in Carisolo, near the restaurant "Antica Segheria" or in San Roc street, both at about one hundred meters from the center of the village.

public transport
The Trentino Trasporti buses connect Madonna di Campiglio and Pinzolo to Carisolo. Look at the timetable and the fees of the summer transports (valid from June to September) or take the ticket at the info offices in Pinzolo (San Giacomo square) or in Madonna di Campiglio (Via Pradalago, 4). Look at the timetable of the Trentino Trasporti buses too - www.ttesercizio.it.