Mountainbike Routes lake Garda

Salò – S. Bortolomeo – Passo della Stacca – Bagnolo – Guine – Ronchi di Roè - Salò On the slopes and in the near hinterland of the mountains rising on the west bank of lake Garda there are villages of historical and cultural importance, with tourism at the highest level, providing a safe and healthy leisure for cycling fans, in addition to a beautiful scenery with nearly aerial views and roads leading through the typical Mediterranean vegetation. Coming from Tormini riding along the freeway SS45 bis, just before the turn that leads to Salò you reset the cycle computer. Follow the busy road slightly descending until km 2,500, where you turn left direction S. Michele - S. Bartolomeo. Ride up the panoramic road leading you at km 6,300 through Piglino (località Crocetta). We turn left direction S. Bortolomeo and at km 7,600, after a more challenging part, just before entering the center, you take the narrow road going uphill on the right. Follow the white-red trail marks and the indication for “Ca 'del Rocol”. After 200 meters, passing by a villa, keep to the right on the un-surfaced road and once you get to the bend (which leads to a house) continue straight on following the white-red marked mule track which emerges at a crossroads at km 8,650 (Passo della Stacca). Take the path in the middle, which goes uphill for a few meters and follow the trail mark on a rather impassable but almost completely ridable tract. After 750 meters pass the gate blocking the path and continue along a flat tract. Pass the gate in front of a farm (the road is state property) and at km 9,600 you will arrive in Bagnolo. After a few meters you find the “Santuario della Madonna” where three cart roads are starting. Turn left onto the central road. At km 10,700 you pass the small cluster of houses and continue down the hill. Take the cart track going downhill. Arriving at Guine at km 11,450 you turn left direction Roè Volciano alternating unpaved and asphalted sections arriving on a paved road at km 13,250. Once arrived in Roè Volciano turn left at the crossroads and pass through Gazzane – Rucco and Trobiolo. At km 15,500 the course finishes on the main road 45 bis. Technical characteristics: easy cycling path with average difficulties, requires a normal basic training. Some meters of the trail after “Passo della Stacca” are not ridable. How to get on the path: From Brescia 29 km – from Verona 60 km – from Salò 1 km – from Riva 45 km – from Desenzano 23 km – from Peschiera 37 km Average time: 1:45 hours

The itinerary goes through the territory of Toscolano Maderno on top of the mountains with its green lawns and olive trees, sloping gently until it reaches lake Garda. We start at the main square, right at the bridge that divides the territory of Maderno and Toscolano taking the road going uphill. After 200 m we turn right onto a steep path. After 450 meters we reach a picturesque village where we take the cement street that goes uphill on the right hand side using the 1st or 2nd gear. The road continues with alternating slopes on cobbled paving changing into un-surfaced road. Riding in the shade of a dense vegetation, at km 1,900 we reach a paved road. Take the street on your right and follow the white-red trail mark arriving soon in the village of Sanico. After 200 meters we follow the direction for S. Urbano and Spino. On the steep and narrow road we change to 1st or 2nd gear, but riding on paved road we can save some energy. Passing the “Baita del Cacciatore” we ride a few meters on paved road and continue on un-surfaced road until reaching at km 4,150 the “Croce di Ortello” with a lovely panorama overlooking lake Garda. We continue our ride until the crossroads at km 5,400 where we follow the direction for S. Urbano to be reached at km 6,600. We continue our ride on the apparently flat ground following the indications for Pirello and Spino and after less than 1 km we turn right into the road going steeply uphill, which soon becomes a mule track and then a footpath. At km 8,400 we arrive at the Pirello where we follow the cart road downhill and at km 1,300 we keep the right passing in front of a building in Colomber. Now the road is paved and shortly, crossing over the bridge and keeping left, we pass through “Ponte Ferdinando”. We turn left to Fasano and pass through S. Michele riding along “Via della Colma”. We reach a crossroads and follow the indications for Supiane. At km 18,500 we arrive at Fasano. After a few meters in front of the “Santella del Cristo” we continue in direction Maderno and our course finishes at km 21,800. Technical characteristics: medium difficult cycling course with challenging uphills that require a good basic training. Some meters on the path to the Pirello are not cycable. How to get on the trail: from Brescia 36 km - from Verona 63 km – from Riva 39 km – from Desenzano 25 km – from Peschiera 39 km Average time: 3 hours