Monte Carone
Description
The tour starts in Riva and winds its way up the legendary, breathtaking and never boring Ponale road to Biacesa di Ledro. From Biacesa di Ledro, the route to Pré di Ledro is always constant and quite pleasant along the cycle path. Later, the route climbs steeply up to Leano, where you have to contend with cobblestones and stones in the first section. At Leano, you can replenish your water reserves before continuing along paths, forest tracks and meadows to the Guil saddle. Shortly before Prati di Guil, you have to take the path to the right and thus the old military road up to Monte Carone at 1621 meters above sea level. The result: wow! You can let out a big wow at the summit. The panoramic view stretches from Tremalzo to the south of Lake Garda, over the whole of Altissimo and Baldo, as well as to the north. A mountain steeped in history with a dark past from the First World War. Today, it offers endless fun and trail adventures.
Down the mountain ridge to the south at S1 to S2 level to the Prati di Guil military road. From Prati di Guil, it's time to pedal again briefly and take the 50-metre climb across the meadow towards Monte Guil. From Monte Guil, you surf back up to S1 to S2 level as far as Passo Rocchetta, where you take the path towards Pregasina (upper trail). The trail continues and after the gravel road the level rises to S3. Shortly before Pregasina (at the fork in the trail), the route continues to Nodice. Here you have to shoulder your bike for around 150 meters of ascent before heading back downhill towards Biancesa di Ledro at S1 to S2 level with short S3 sections. You finally end on the main Pregasina road and can briefly loosen your hands and let your brakes cool down here. End of the trail? Not at all! Continue along the old feeder road of the old power station to the old Pregasina road and on to the old Ponale Hotel. Caution: Before you reach the main road, be sure to ride slowly, as there is a lot of traffic here at high speed and no driver expects cyclists to turn in! From the Ponale Hotel, take the galleries (switch on your lights!) back to Riva. Conclusion: Definitely worth repeating, whether it's spring, summer or fall - always a highlight and a must-do for bike adventures on Lake Garda.
Important: Be sure to take a front and rear light with you, as the tour partly rides through tunnels!
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Details of the tour
29 km
1740 m
1740 m
65 above sea level
1561 above sea level
1 day
Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda
2054
well suited
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User comments (4)
About the author: Martin Depauli
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A five-star tour on Lake Garda! It’s tours like these that draw me back to the lake time and time again. A note about wet conditions: It actually poured the day before, and it was cloudy today as well. However, the challenging sections weren’t much harder because the trail had already dried out sufficiently. The Ponale downhill is getting more interesting again, since as of today you only have to ride through a single car tunnel (about 800 meters) and then turn onto the new section of the bike path toward Riva, which will hopefully be extended to Limone at some point.
Perhaps the tour description should also mention that the vast majority of mountain bikers on this tour will have to push their bikes for 800 to 1,000 meters of elevation gain. The fact that this used to be a military road up to Monte Carone isn’t really relevant, since the remaining trail is so narrow that you can’t even push your bike alongside you. So maybe leave out the summit—or rather, the 500 meters of elevation gain. The scenery, the views, and the descent are fantastic. You might also want to skip the push up to Bocca da Lé, since the trail leading down from the top is essentially a steep gravel slope.
Very nice tour with a great descent, but it has to be earned with a steep ascent
....absolutely awesome tour!
Lg heiko