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Tour of Monte Cucal

Mountain Hiking
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Duration 3.3 h

Distance 7.4 km

Ascend 500 hm

Descent 500 hm

Max. height 1706 m

Tour of Monte Cucal - Description

Loop tour with final ascent on the top of Monte Cucal, actually a large meadow-woodland clearing, overlooking Val di Fiemme. You don't realize the breadth of the view until you reach the top!
Seen from the valley floor, Cucal is a lush and green hilly mountain overlooking the village Le Ville - Carano, Daiano, Varena, and Tesero. Approaching, past the meadows of Varena, you enter almost immediately in the silence of the woods, a rich and varied forest: you pass from the larch stems to those of spruce, up to the sunny slopes covered with pine trees, a conifer that loves arid soils. The top of the Cucal is a large and airy larch wood with its classic green grass that gives an unexpected glimpse of the valley.

Directions

  • Start

    Varena - area "La Copara"

    Leave the car in Copara area (1.220 m) in the town of Varena.
    Take the forest road signposted "Stava" and follow it for 2.5 km. At first you walk among the pastures, then the path is all in the woods. At the end of the climb, follow the signs for "Cucal", first on a forest road and then on a path.
    At a crossroads, take the uphill path on the right to "Stava" which leads to another fork. Here take the path on the left No. 503 with directions "Prati di Monte Cucal" and "Monte Cucal" going up a zig zag.
    Arrived in the meadows, follow the signs on the left that lead in a short time to the top of the summit (1.705 m) from which you can admire some villages in the valley.
    Retrace your steps to the first junction and from there take the path on the left No. 503A with indication "La Copara". The route descends into the woods bringing the starting point in a short time.

  • end point

    Varena - area "La Copara"

required equipment

Hiking shoes, rain-jacket, hiking poles, water, sun cream

Tips for the tour

The summit reaches around 1700 meters, which is why it is a feasible excursion both in spring and late autumn, when other areas of the valley may still be covered by snow.

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
From Cavalese drive up direction Passo Lavazè. After 4 km you will reach the village of Varena. Short after hotel "Alla Rocca" go right and drive ahead. Short before pizzeria "La Marisana" go right and drive ahead the flat road for 500 m. You will find parking area after the last 2 houses.
Parking places in the area "La Copara".

public transport
Take the public bus "Trentino Trasporti" Cavalese to Varena.

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