Tour della Valle dei Laghi

The aim of this tour is to cross the well-known Valle dei Laghi. The stunning beauty of Lake Cavedine is enhanced by the lively fishing industry in Lake Santa Massenza and the romanticism of Lake Toblino. But first, we make a brief stop-off in Terlago where we can admire Lake Terlago.

A pleasant, quiet itinerary that is almost traffic-free. But this doesn’t mean that it’s an easy ride. On the contrary...technically speaking, the route is something of a roller coaster. Overall, the climbs are not impossible, but they feature many short bursts that could destroy your legs if you’re out of training.

Our itinerary begins at the start of the cycle path, just outside the centre of Arco, in the car park near the bridge over the river Sarca. On the cycle path we skirt the Sarca for several kilometres. It then ends in the Ceniga area, where we turn left. First, we cross Ceniga, then Dro. Having reached the church we carry straight on, then continue straight ahead at the roundabout too, a few metres later. We pass the flyover and after a short straight section of road the only hard part of the day commences: a few kilometres towards the Marocche di Dro nature reserve.

A few bends later, we come to a crossroads where we take a left turn and head towards Lake Cavedine. After a few hundred metres, a pleasant descent begins, leading down to the lake. Flat, slower sections alternate with short, faster parts. We stay on this road for about ten kilometres, until we reach Ponte Oliveti. Here we take a right turn, cross the bridge and begin climbing again. 1.3 kilometres along the road, on the left we turn on to the road that takes us to Calavino. We make our way through its residential area and turn left when we reach the provincial road. We stay on this road for various kilometres until we reach Vezzano. We continue on the main road for a few metres, but leave it immediately, entering the old town centre on the right, and continuing through the houses.

At a certain point, on the left, we find the crossroads where the SP18 of Lamar and Vezzano begins. We pass through Fraveggio, Lon, Ciago and Covelo, then end up in Terlago. We pass the church and, squeezing tightly between two houses, we turn right, following the signs for the cycle path. We take the cycle path, riding its full length to return to Vezzano. Having left the town behind, we cycle the same road downhill. Halfway down, we exit on the right in the direction of Padergnone. At the end of its built-up area we take a right turn towards Santa Massenza. We ride along the side of the power station and then the lake, continuing southwards, also skirting Lake Toblino.

We reach Sarche and at the roundabout continue straight ahead, following the signs for the cycle path. At Pietramurata we have two options: continue on the cycle path that goes from the Fies power station; or take the same road back from Lake Cavedine. At Dro we push on until we reach our departure point in Arco.

Getting to northern lake Garda / Garda Trentino