Summer in Lessinia
Rolling hills, beech forests and meadows dotted with stone-roofed huts
If you want to experience nature, far from mass tourism, the Lessina plateau is the place for you.
A plateau still unknown to mass tourism, but a true paradise for lovers of outdoor activities: hiking, mountain biking or road biking.
Take the steep hairpin bends from the valley floor up to Sega di Ala, at an altitude of 1,200 metres above sea level. As you ascend, you will discover the most beautiful views from the Adige Valley to the Dolomites. You are on the border between the provinces of Trento and Verona, in an ancient landscape, suspended between earth and sky, in silence broken only by the wind. Here you can allow yourself to slow down the pace and really switch off.
The characteristic stone-roofed ‘malghe’, which are still used for grazing, tell the story of this hidden plateau, which has always been devoted to sheep farming. Discover them by setting off on foot from Sega di Ala for the malghe tour.
Even in Lessinia, once a borderland between Italy and Austria, we find some signs of the passage of history: there are many testimonies left on the territory that still remind us of the events of the Great War. One of these is the Busoni site, a network of military tunnels recently reopened to the public after being secured, leading to lookout posts from where the Vallagarina could be controlled.
If you like mountain biking, in spring and summer you can use the extensive network of paths and dirt roads with moderate gradients.
For road bike enthusiasts, there are several routes for gravel and road bikes in Lessinia. If fatigue doesn’t scare you, try your hand at one of the toughest asphalted climbs in Europe: we are talking about the Sega di Ala climb, which, with its 1,100 metres of altitude difference in just 11 km and a gradient with peaks of over 22%, ranks among the toughest mythical climbs in Trentino.
The ‘climb to Lessinia’ and ‘the Giro in the Giro’ road bike routes also tackle the tough climb.
Lessinia Trentina, land of alpine meadows
Lessinia
Prairies, beechwoods and Alpine shepherd's huts with stone roofs. Lessinia Trentina, a plateau unknown to mass tourism. A real paradise for all outdoor sports lovers: hiking, mountain biking ...
Easy
On the Lessinia Plateau: from Busoni to Passo della Morte
Lessinia - Length: 6.6 km - Duration: 2.6 hours
The Vallgarina was once a border land, here many battles were fought during the Frist World War and there are many testimonies left on the territory that still remind us of these events. Also ...
Medium
From Sega di Ala to Castelberto
Lessinia - Length: 6.5 km - Duration: 2.8 hours
On the Lessinia Plateau, from Sega di Ala to the viewpoint of Castelberto. Walk on paths set in endless meadows, under a sky that extends as far as the eye can see; green pastures dotted with ...
Medium
Lessinia ring – medium
Sega di Ala - Length: 10.8 km - Duration: 3.3 hours
Pleasant hike along, forest roads, ancient trees and the Lessinia meadows. The itinerary takes you through some of the typical habitats of the plateau, from coppice to coniferous forest to pastureland ...
Easy
Lessinia ring – short
Sega di Ala - Length: 6.1 km - Duration: 1.8 hours
A pleasant walk from Sega di Ala to Passo delle Fittanze. Family-friendly loop hike to discover Lessinia, with a visit to the Faggio della Regina beech tree.
Difficult
Sega di Ala “the myth ascent”
Length: 1.1 km - Duration: 3 hours
A climb for pure climbers, but one that gives intense emotions to anyone who tackles it. The difference in height is just over 1000 meters, a measure that, at 11 and a half kilometers in length ...
Difficult
Climbing to Lessinia
Length: 83.2 km - Duration: 6.9 hours
An interesting tour from Rovereto to discover Lessinia. After an initial flat and bucolic stretch following the river Adige, you reach Ala where, just beyond the small church of San Pietro ...
Easy
Tour of the “Malghe” – Lessinia | 2930
Sega di Ala - Length: 14.7 km - Duration: 2.2 hours
Easy ring-path between the alpine houses and the pastures of the evocative Lessinia Plateau. The itinerary reaches the panoramic balcony of Castelberto hut. The slight gradient makes the trail ...
Eat, sleep and relax in Lessinia
Take a break in this corner of Trentino to rediscover a holiday at a slower pace. At the Lessini Mountains Plateau in Trentino right at the border with Veneto, your gaze wanders over rolling ...