Safety Tips

1. Choose routes according to your physical and technical abilities, researching the area to be visited, the accessibility of the paths and equipping yourself with appropriate hiking maps.
2. Provide clothing and equipment suitable for the effort and length of the hike and carry in your backpack what is necessary for emergency situations and a first aid kit.
3. It is advisable not to undertake a mountain hike alone. In any case, let someone know the itinerary you plan to follow, notifying them of your return.
4. Check weather forecasts and constantly observe weather developments.
5. If in doubt, turn back. Sometimes it is better to give up than to get into trouble due to bad weather or attempting difficulties beyond your strength, skills, or equipment.
6. Avoid leaving the path unnecessarily or taking shortcuts.
7. All listed routes develop in a natural environment. Walking them means accepting the risk of practicing a sport in nature.

The information contained in this sheet is subject to unavoidable changes, so no indication has absolute value. It is not possible to entirely avoid inaccuracies, given the speed of environmental or weather changes that may occur. In this sense, we disclaim any responsibility for changes experienced by the user. It is recommended, however, to verify before undertaking a hike the state of the places and environmental or weather conditions.

Difficulty: T (tourist path)

After leaving the car in the square of the municipality of S. Croce, start walking towards Bivedo; here you enter and cross the village always keeping left. At the last house, the sign SAT465 indicates to continue left again. Now the asphalt road narrows and goes up gently along a ridge of steep meadows with walnut trees and some rustic cottages. A narrow road bordered at times by dry stone walls on one side and vertical granite slabs planted in the ground on the other. This system of vertical granite slabs, used to mark property boundaries, was in use many years ago and today, finding signs of these ancient traditions is something exceptional that deserves particular observation. Along the path you can see: in front Cima Sèra and Monte S. Martino, on the left Val Marcia and below the hamlets of Bleggio and Lomaso. You reach the beginning of the Scots pine forest and the asphalt road ends. The SAT 465 signs indicate to continue on the right ascent, at the end of which you find yourself in the locality “Tre Vie”. Other SAT signs indicate, to the left, the path to Monte S. Martino; the path to follow instead goes right along the road called by locals “Via Piana”, because it actually proceeds on semi-flat ground (waymark SAT 465/B). Walking in a forest made up of pine and shrubs, you soon reach the locality “La Guarda”. In the wide meadow dominates the granite monumental construction “El Sass de Santa Cross” in memory of the “Croce Taumaturgica”. History and tradition tell that an anonymous shepherd boy, at the time of the Crusades, carved and raised a wooden cross in the locality “La Guarda”. This Cross, according to legend, was brought several times to the parish church of Bleggio, but miraculously returned to its place at “La Guarda”. However, since 1629 it has remained definitively in the Pieve of Bleggio. In years of calamities, the Cross was and still is carried in procession on Monte S. Martino to “La Guarda”, its medieval seat, to obtain special graces. After seeing the monument, saying a prayer, enjoying the splendid panorama on the valley, you return descending along the SAT 465B path down to Vergonzo. Here you can admire Castel Restor. Continue towards Duvredo and then return to the starting point.

The Bleggio area is connected to other Garda Trentino centers by the extra-urban bus lines 211 (Riva del Garda - Tenno - Fiavè - Ponte Arche) and 210 (Ponte Arche - S. Croce - Cavrasto - Bivedo).

Updated information on schedules and routes here and on the Trentino Trasporti website.

From the village of Ponte Arche/Comano Terme continue along SP del Bleggio to the village of Santa Croce (5 km).

Discover how to reach Garda Trentino.

Free parking at the Town Hall in S. Croce.

Mountain hikes require specific clothing and equipment. Even for relatively short and easy outings, it is always better to be well-equipped to avoid unpleasant surprises and to deal with unforeseen events such as a sudden storm or energy drop.

What to bring for a mountain trek?

In the backpack (for a typical day hike a 25/30L is recommended) it is good to bring:

• water bottle (1L)
• snack (for example, dried fruit or chocolate)
• first aid kit
• windbreaker jacket
• a fleece sweater
• spare t-shirt and socks (preferably sealed in a plastic bag)
• wear or at least carry a pair of long pants
• hat
• sunscreen
• sunglasses
• gloves
• whistle to signal in case of emergency

Wear footwear suitable for the route and season. The trail surface can be uneven or rough and a pair of hiking boots will protect you from sprains. A grassy slope, a rock slab or a steep trail, if wet, can become dangerous without appropriate footwear.

Finally... don’t forget your camera! It will be useful to capture the hike and the countless breathtaking views that Garda Trentino hides around every corner. If you want to share your memories with us, you can use the hashtag #GardaTrentino

The emergency number is 112.