Monte Ranzo
Description
The route starts at the historic village of Castel Toblino on Lake Toblino. From here, the route winds relatively steeply, but on asphalt and concrete, through the woods over the Val Busa to Ranzo. At Ranzo, you cross the typical Italian village and reach the mountain road with a breathtaking panoramic view of Lake Toblino and the surrounding mountains, then turn left towards Margone and on to Malga di Gazza or Malga di Ranzo. From this point, it gets really steep. E-mountain bikers have a clear advantage here in terms of mastering the gradient. The further up you go, the steeper the road becomes. Extreme views of the Brenta Dolomites, the Adamello group and the surrounding mountains are particularly noticeable from the saddle. The eternally long ridge at an altitude of almost 1900 meters above sea level is crossed before you reach the highest point of the tour, Monte Ranzo. A fantastic place, nestled in the middle of a gigantic mountain world, also offers a strong descent. At the beginning, you surf down the entire ridge on S1 with an insane view as far as Lake Garda. From the saddle, the route continues on difficulty S2 to S3 on the Sentiero Sant'Antonio to Margone. From Margone, take a thoroughbred, historic S3 trail to the panoramic road. Take this back to Ranzo and enjoy the last classic trail through Val Busa. At Val Busa, you then pass historic power station buildings, taking the trail towards Sarche on difficulty levels S2 to S3 and finally becoming easier on S1. The way back is then very idyllic along the Lago di Toblino lake back to the starting point.
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Details of the tour
30 km
1625 m
1625 m
245 above sea level
1814 above sea level
1 day
Sarche
Sarche
2277
well suited
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User comments (1)
About the author: Martin Depauli
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Great mountain with amazing views—but the flow at the top doesn’t last very long
1. Margone Trail: fairly steep, and in the upper section there’s a lot of finely ground leaves on the trail, which hide the rocks and make them super slippery. Somewhat manageable, but definitely not when wet.
2. The second trail was partly badly eroded and littered with boulders, but it was still passable
3. The trail into Val Busa also has a lot of slippery loose material, and under no circumstances should you take the last trail down from the Toblinosee viewpoint—it’s unmaintained, littered with scree, and involves a lot of pushing all the way to the S1 crossing; not recommended.
Overall impression as an S3 rider: take a different trail down!