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C9 Spiazzi Cimi
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Overview

A path that immediately shows the strategic values of Cimo Grande: views of Lake Garda, Mount Baldo and Valdadige are strategic point of view.

To be seen

Trenches of the First World War, ammunition depots and casemates carved out of the rock, views of the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Corona, Lake Garda and Valdadige

A path that immediately shows the strategic values of Cimo Grande: views of Lake Garda, Mount Baldo and Valdadige are strategic point of view.

 

Starting from the small square Don Luigi Vezzola in Spiazzi, take the road that runs along the left side of the church towards Maso, after about two hundred meters on the left the path of the trenches of Monte Cimo begins. Following the path, you arrive at a cave used as a deposit for ammunition and gunpowder:

Storage cave for the ammunition

Deposito munizioni

Carring on the path you come to an area where, on your left, you see beautiful santuary of the Madonna della Corona nestled in the rock:

Madonna della Corona Sanctuary

Santuario della Madonna della Corona

Continuing on the same path you come to a white marble quarry used in the early twentieth century to build the houses in this area. From here you see the Adige valley, the Lessini mountains and on your left the Orsa valley, deeply engraved river road, modeled by the glacial action, geological site, ravine, wells and glacial potholes.

Valle dell'Orsa                                                   

Vista Valle dell'Orsa

Valle dell'Adige

Vista Valdadige

In this valley, one of the most important sites in Europe, canyoning is practiced. Going up a small staircase, you enter the trench, the stones placed vertically to facilitate their construction and stability.

Trench

Trincee

The path descends slightly entering cavities and small caves used as shelter by soldiers, a casemate used as a guard post and you can also see large ammonites above.

Casemate

Casematte

Then you come to an exposed area in the valley where you can see a military observatory; from the stone terrace you can see below a rock cliff recently aclaimed by a well-known local mountaineer.

Arriving at the vineyard towards the southeast you can see the Forte Cimo Grande, built between 1884 and 1913 by the Italians, it had four 149/35 cannons in an armored tower and a retractable observatory. Actually all these works were never used during the conflict, but still remained well preserved until the early sixties, only to be gradually abandoned to themselves and partially ruined. We take the path northwards passing the side of the vineyards, where we turn to go back to the starting point.

Quick Info

  • Maximum altitude 955 meters
  • Difference in altitude 73 meters
  • Distance 2,7 km
  • Time Foot: 1 hours
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