TOUR 4 :: 33 km | 3,5 - 4 hours Salò

TOUR 4 :: 33 km | 3,5 - 4 hours Salò – Rocca di Manerba
:: The Valtènesi region presents itself from its soft side, the
one facing Lake Garda. The round tour takes us through olive groves – and past the impressive rock Rocca di Manerba.
Start Salò – car parks at the sports
15,1 gravel path half-right, sports
centre, cycle path direction of „Brescia“ field, across roundabout to Manerba
0,7 at the main road turn into small
lane, direction of church steeple
16,4 Manerba – right Via Zanardelli
to cathedral, then Rocca di Manerba
0,8 cross the main road and turn
into cycle path „Desenzano – Salò“
18,4 steep cul-de-sac to Rocca –
very steep! Return the same way
3,2 Cunettone – cross at rounda19,5 right into Via del Passero,
bout, continue downhill Via S. Caterina then right to Porto – Torchio
Straße
Radweg
Feldweg
Pfad
4,4 at Madonna figure uphill, then
right, on gravel path through olive
grove, at crossroads straight on
20,7 Lido – along the lakeside path
push bike for 1 km. Then left on path
801, after 400 m right, cycle path
6,1 Raffa – straight on Via Case Sp.e
Serraglie, after 150 m left, path 801
23,6 S. Felice – 2x right in Via Fontanamonte to lake shore then left
7,0 Pieve Vecchia – right crossing
the village, at 200 m right Via d. Valle
25,0 Porto S.F. – climb, at the car
park right Via Mos (gravel/cycle p.)
8,1 Furt – either through the small
stream or over the footbridge
26,4 cycle path – turn left, path
does not follow the road
8,7 Balbania – past left of church,
27,6 cross road, follow track across
then right, Via Valtènesi to roundabout the fields, at the end: right - Portese
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9,0
Frantoio Olivi left to Moniga, af- 28,7 Portese – at the roundabout
ter 100 m right Via Carere – at the end left, follow signposts for Salò
right again, through the fields, at side
street right, then left into gravel path
10,3 Via Rovaroli left until road –
then right to Moniga – at the castle
downhill, then left Via Vitt. Emanuele
32,1 Salò – at Hotel Betty left into
Via Brezzo and back to the starting
point – alternative: lakeside
13,7 at central square half-right Via
Vigne, after 400 m left to main road
32,6 arrival in Salò
TOUR 4 :: 33 km | 3,5 - 4 hours Salò – Rocca di Manerba
:: Route description
From Salò a newly built cycle path and a first slight climb take
us to the first foothills of the hilly countryside between San
Felice del Benaco, Manerba and Moniga del Garda. In this soft,
yet at the same time, varied landscape one can experience
different facets of Lake Garda depending on each season. In
spring one cycles through the magnificence of blossoms of
awakening nature, in summer one is taking pleasure in the
fantastic bathing possibilities, and in autumn the harvest of
olives and grapes is in full swing. Even in winter there are often sunny days and one can enjoy the tranquility of the landscape. This is also the time to enjoy the most beautiful view
of Monte Baldo with is top covered in snow at the opposite
side of the shore.
The route takes us past the legendary Rocca di Manerba – the
impressive rock which served as place of worship, knight’s
castle and den of robbers. Even today the castle of Moniga
bears witness to the fortified character the castle had for its
former population. Around each bend of the road we see the
lake from a different angle. Wherever possible this route runs
along the cycle paths which are part of a network which is
slowly being developed in this region. The last stretch of the
tour is breathtaking: the descent into the bay of Salò. To get
to the starting point and back one can easily go by ferry.
GPS-Tracktour4-SDV.gpx
Road 57 %
Track across fields 13 %
Cycle path27 %
Path 3 %
Altitude uphill and downhill
about 500 altitude meters
Length about 33 km
Highest point 197 m
Picnic area
Along this route there are numerous
places where to have a picnic. The harbours of S. Felice and Manerba are pretty.
Particularities
For MTB and trekking bikes, can be used
all year, keep to the direction proposed,
along the Lido please push bike.