Trajet principal Alternative Stage LEGENDA Cartography © Copyright Euroedit s.r.l. - Trento 2002. All rights reserved. Departure point = Lavarone Arrival point = Folgaria Distance = 33.9 km Total altitude difference = 814 m Maximum altitude = 1631 m   This stage crosses the karstic highlands of Folgaria and Lavarone that have remained unspoilt even though they are popular tourist resorts. From Gionghi (1170 m), one of the twenty hamlets that form the municipality of Lavarone, you arrive at the nearby small Lake of Lavarone, a splendid reservoir that occupies the bottom of a karstic doline formed 2200 years ago. With a moderate spurt you reach the summit of Monte Rust (1282 m), where there are the remains of the "OSSERVATORIO MILITARE" (military observation post), that was used by the imperial troops to communicate optically with the various forts of the highlands. From here, in fact, there is an excellent view of the Veneto plain and the Brenta and Adamello mountain ranges. You then reach Carbonare (1074 m), hamlet of the municipality of Folgaria, which, orographically, is part of the Bacchiglione catchment basin. The next part crosses the ample plain of the Fiorentini dominated by "FORTE CHERLE" (1445 m) to arrive at the source of the Astico torrent. The route then passes the locality of Segheria dei Mei (1300 m), the hamlet of Perpruneri (1270 m) and then along the main road San Sebastiano (1300 m). Pass the watershed represented by the Passo del Sommo (1343 m), and then you gain altitude over the south face of the Vigolana massif, locally called Scanuppia. The highest point is Malga Cornetto di Dietro, near the arrival point of the disused Cima Tre chair lift (1597 m). From here the SAT trail 451 reaches the Rifugio Paradiso (1631 m). There are several options for reaching Folgaria (1166 m), but we suggest following the trail 425 that overlooks the gorge of the Val di Gola. We recommend a visit to the "CHIESETTA DI S. VALENTINO" near the hamlet of Carpeneda.

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