Today we are very happy to write about a great winter walk in Trentino. Trentino is famous for its skiing slopes, but not as much for sledging or winter walks for all the family. This walk has it all: a prepared and well-maintained path for walking or sledging, and at least 3 malghe/restaurants. It's also used as a slope for alpine skiing. If you want to go sledging, you have to bring your own equipment as there is no hire available at the restaurants. You'll probably find some renting places in Andalo, though.
We started our walk in Andalo at the end of the road Via Pradel. In summer you can leave your car a bit further up at the Valbiole car park. In winter the road is inaccessible due to snow so you have to park a bit earlier down the road. The path is very well signposted and it leads to the Malga Montanara which has a great view over the Brenta mountains. The walk takes about 1h30 minutes but you can use the snow cat service that circulates between the restaurants. Typically, they havent' got any price list. We took the snow cat from Baita Pineta to Malga Montanara and it cost us 8 Euros per person which is quite a lot. It was a great experience, though, something we did for the first time.
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| The path is used by fans of alpine skiing... |
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| ...and snowboarding. |
As already mentioned, we stopped for a quick lunch at the Baita Pineta where we found the food and service very good. We then took the snow cat ride (about 5-8 minutes long) to the malga Montanara. The view from there is breathtaking so we took lots of photos while our kids had fun at the nearby playground. It was gettting late so we couldn't stay long. We walked back to our car which took us about 40 minutes. Had we known how well maintained the path was, we would have taken our sledges with us.
Apart from the already mentioned restaurants, there are at least two more places to eat: Casina Bruniol and malga Tovre which in summer keeps animals and sells their own cheese and other produce.
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| Malga Tovre is closed in winter. |
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| Dolomiti di Brenta |
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| Paganella |
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| Snow cat service is available on request. |
Restaurants:
MALGA TOVRE (Tel: 0461 583042, cell. 349 0676883), open from June to September;
RIFUGIO LA MONTANARA (Tel. 0461 585603) is near the chair lift station and Malga Tovre
BAITA PINETA (Tel. 335 5951734)
CASINA BRUNIOL Tel. 347.6674824
Open from 28 of May to 2 of October 2011;
How to get there: from Trento follow the signs for Andalo/ Molveno.
How to get there from Molveno: use the "bidonovia" Pradel from Molveno and then take a chair lift to the top or walk follwing the signs for la malga Montanara. (only from end of May to October)
From Andalo: leave you car at the Valbiole car park or nearby and follow the signs for la malga Montanara.
Duration: from half a dayto a whole day; Level: easy to medium; Refreshments and toilet facilities: Casina Bruniol, Baita Pineta and malga la Montanara. No baby changing facilities.
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