This route is highly recommended to all history enthusiasts: a visit to the tunnel system on Cima Rocca along with breathtaking views of Lake Garda
The Great War has left indelible marks throughout Garda Trentino and here they are clearly visible and tangible. In this area, you can see the vast forces deployed by the Austro-Hungarian army to protect this crucial border, building defenses which from our modern viewpoint seem almost impossible.
The numerous tunnel branches, closed to the public for safety reasons, are proof of the Austro-Hungarian army’s intentions to further expand the fortifications and link the lower and upper parts of the tunnel system
An interesting variation of this route leads to Cima Capi, another spectacular viewpoint over Lake Garda Important! This alternative route includes a via ferrata section and requires a via ferrata kit, helmet, and harness. Follow the signs from Cima Rocca to Bocca Pasumer (SAT 471), take the SAT 405B for a short stretch to the Fausto Susatti via ferrata (SAT 405) which follows a wartime path. Along the entire ridge there are remains of defense posts, caves, and trenches that formed the first line of defense on the Austro-Hungarian front. From Cima Capi return on the last stretch of SAT 405 to reach SAT 460 Mario Foletti that runs along the mountainside of Cima Capi lower down and brings you back to the Bivacco Arcioni shelter. From here continue downhill retracing the path taken.
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