Monte Pastello between history and nature

A simple trekking tour on Monte Pastello between history and nature, a together of botany and wonderful landscapes.

21,7 km / on foot or mountain bike

Itinerary description

Long and demanding itinerary that it starts from Valle dell'Adige, Ceraino, Chiusa, Monte Pastello until its peak, to descend from northern slope until Dolce, to go back to an old cycle lane in Ceraino. The initial climb, not demanding, is between two forts: Forte di Ceraino (o Hlawaty) and Forte di Monte (o Mollinary), unfortunately abandoned; from here you will follow the road sings CAI for some hundreds meters, and it diverts on the right until reaching Croce in pietra del Pastello and the top over 1100m.

From here, Lessinia upland has vast dimensions, it seems like without confines, a part of toward North because there are the Carega's peaks. Valle dell'Adige, Monte Baldo and Lago di Garda seem like very close. During the springy months there are lots of flowering of orchid in small clearings towards Molane. From this locality, near the top, you will descend along CAI trail toward Dolcè. Crossed the village and the railway you will reach the cycle lane on the left of Adige, going toward South and reaching Ceraino, point of departure.

Technical information

Diffiulty: itinerary with medium difference in height mainly on dirty road and signaled trails between roverella wood, pastures of medium mountain in the northern Monte Pastello and near Adige. 

Practicability: demanding tour on foot or mountain bikei

Length: 21,7 km

Time: 8:00 ore
Difference in height: 1050m
Stops: Ceraino (119m) – Forte Ceraino (236m) – Forte Monte (410m) – Inizio vecchia carrareccia militare (710m) – Dolcè (115m) – Ceraino (119m).