Tenuta Cervi (San Zeno di Montagna) – Le Cà – (Brenzone) (en)

We have started a Christmas tradition 5 years ago.
It all began in October 2006 when I started doing
Nordic walking.
I realized that there where a lot of places around me,
I didn’t even know the existence of.
The first time – Christmas 2006 I took my family to Crero.
Well, that was the place I wanted to go but I didn’t really
remember which way to go, so we lost ourselves in some fields
and had to cross sprigs, climb gates, go through private gardens to get back to the road.
I had to ask for directions and in the end we got there.
Unfortunately, all photos was lost when I burned my pc.
Then we have been to Campo, Cassone, and nowhere last year
because it was raining.
This year I took my family to Le Cà.

When you are in San Zeno di Montagna, drive through the village and when you are in Loc. Laguna pay attention, the way to Tenuta Cervi is on the right (after a little curve). The name of the way is Via Ponte del Diavolo. It is a narrow road going through the woods.
This is so beautiful in the summer, when it is all deep green.
Pay attention if you should meet cars, it is narrow and there is not many places to stop and let other cars pass by.
When you arrive to Tenuta Cervi, please leave your car so other can pass.
The road to Le Cà starts just in head of you.

If you want you can take the step path on your right, it starts where the house ends. This path will take you to the little church of San Bartolomeo in Prada Bassa.
It will take you around 45min to walk up, but it is rather tough.

When you arrive to the Church you will see a crossroad with 3 paths.

The one on your left is a shortcut down to Le Cà*.
The one on you right (along the wall) takes you to Prada Bassa.
The one on the right side of the church takes you the long way to Le Cà.
If you choose this one, pay attention when you are in the woods
(there should be painted signs on stones and on trees in red/yellow and red/white, like in the photo below)

You will see an old rusty bed, there you should turn left (if you turn right, you get to Prada Alta 1200mt high) – Cà Bòcula
Just follow the path downwards untill you get to a road.
Follow the road left and then you will see signs showing you the way
to Le Cà, just hold to your right going down
(if you go straight ahead you will end up in Tenuta Cervi)**.
You will pass loc. Tombarole where Bortolo lives,

and the road will end in Le Cà.
.
Tenuta Cervi – San Bartolomeo – Le Cà (one way) will take you around 2 hours,
walking without any rush.
If you want to do a light walk then follow the road that starts where you left the car near Tenuta Cervi.

This road is very easy and you have a panoramic view of the lake most of the way.
It will take you around 1 hour to get to Le Cà
(mostly because you will stop all the time admiring the view )
Here from Tenuta Cervi

this is half way

Just follow the road until you come to a crossroad, you will pass a beautiful little house on your right.
On your left a shortcut to Le Cà.

On your right the shortcut up to the church San Bartolomeo in Prada Bassa*
Straight ahead is the long way that takes you to Loc. Tombarola and Le Cà from above**

this is Le Cà

the view of the lake from Le Cà

If you wish to see more photos please visit my album on Flickr

Brigidaa_te:
*this is the same path.  Church of San Barolomeo- Le Cà

**this is the same road. Loc. Tombarole – Tenuta Cervi

San Zeno di Montagna (Villanova) 606m.sl.m
Tenuta Cervi 700m.sl.m
CHurch of San Bartolomeo 937m.sl.m
Cà Bòcula 808m.sl.m
Le Cà 634m.sl.m

Rif. Fiori del Baldo – Costabella – Monte Baldo

Quando ho iniziato l’avventura di scrivere un blog ero molto indecisa.
Ho pensato a chi avrebbe mai potuto interessare quello che avevo da dire.
Non sono tanto brava ne a scrivere ne ad inventare chissà che ricetta.
Sono molto imprecisa, poco pratica e per niente organizzata.
Non sono brava programmare e se non ho “feeling” non riesco a scrivere.
Ma sono sincera, se sto bene e mi piace e scrivo, se non sto bene e non
non mi piace…semplicemente non scrivo.
Non racconto, punto fine.
Oggi a mie spese ho capito che se tu NON scrivi è peggio che
scrivere male, o insultare.

Oggi per la terza (è per me decisamente ultima) volta sono stata
maltratta al Rif. Fiori del Baldo.
Sono stata aggredita verbalmente ed in modo molto incivile, invitata
a non farmi più vedere lì.
Di considerare quel rifugio inesistente per quanto mi riguarda, che ci sia neve o pioggia o se sono in difficoltà io, lì non ci devo più mettere piede.

E sapete perché
Perchè NON ho scritto
Cioè si ho scritto ma non post come ho fatto per
il rif.Chierego
il rif. Mondini/Prada/Turri.

Del rif. Fiori del Baldo solo qualche commento qui e qui.

Questa la dice lunga sull’invidia e la gelosia di certe persone.

Di tutto mi sarei aspettata in questa avventura di “scrittrice” di
blog…
critiche per le ricette troppo semplici, insulti per foto orribili, correzioni di un’ortografia improbabile…
ma mai mi sarei aspettata di essere aggredita e maltrattata perché non ho scritto o raccontato.

Oggi Simoo mi ha detto e ripetuto, di non prendermela e che in fondo così si impara conoscere la gente.
Ma mi ha incoraggiato scrivere e raccontare cosa è successo.
E così ho fatto.

Ma a parte questo spiacevole episodio oggi è stata
una giornata magnifica, ed insieme a Simoo e Marghe abbiamo
scarpinato, ciacolato, riso e fatto una montagna di foto.
Marghe è stata grandiosa, si ha fatto tutti quasi 900mt di dislivello
da Prada fino su ai Fiori per la direttissima.
Il sentiero sotto i piloni.
E chi l’ha fatto sa di cosa parlo

Santa Barbara – Monte Stivo – Santa Barbara (en)

If you want to do a trekking non much difficult and don’t mind the rather long trip getting there.

I suggest this trekking, where you reach Monte Stivo (2058mt)
From there you have a wonderful view of Valle del Sarca, Lago di Toblino, Monte Bondone, Vallagarina, Monte Altissimo di Nago and piece of the Garda Lake.

The Sarca Valley and the end of the Garda lake

The Sarca Valley

Lago Toblino and Monte Bondone

Vallagarina

Altissimo di Nago and the Ledro Alps

Total lenght: ca 10km
Height difference: 847mt
Time: ca 3hours
Refuge. Prospero Marchetti (Stivo)
Please call Matteo Calzà or check out web site
If the refuge is open or not.

To get to Santa Barbara:
Take the road to Val di Gresta,
near Lago di Loppio, between Nago and Mori
Direction Ronzo-Chienis (12km) after Ronzo, follow the signs
indicating Santa Barbara.
Turn right at the first road, and go further up and park near the little bar St. Antonio in Loc. Pessina.

View of Monte Stivo from Santa Barbara

Then follow the path SAT 608/B to Loc. Le Prese (1480mt)
This will take you ca40min.

I suggest a little rest here, before going further
(not more then 10min)
Now follow the Sat N°608, you can see the Refuge almost on top of the mountain.
At the crossroad (SAT N° 623/608) your are almost at
Malga Stivo (1748mt)

and here I suggest the second stop.
Note more then 10min, but it is a good idea to eat something.
From here to the Refuge you have ca 30min of walk and a height difference of 300mt in less then 2km.

<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/briggishome/6273051511/&#8221; title=”Rif. P. Marchetti (Stivo) by briiblog, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6273051511_3615213e7e.jpg&#8221; width=”500″ height=”284″ alt=”Rif. P. Marchetti (Stivo)”></a>
It is a good idea to go to the top before stopping at the refuge.

From the refuge back down you can follow the Sat N°608 going down on the right (starts right ahead of the Refuge) or when you are at the edge over the Gere dello Stivo, going straight down (rather tough, though) to Le Prese.
From the Le Prese you can follow the same way back or, follow Sat N° 608 to the ruins of Castel Del Castil, here you turn left and follow the little road back down to Santa Barbara. You will come out at the Centro Ippico Abete Rosso, which is next to the bar St. Antonio.

If you visit Monte Stivo with snow, follow the tracks on the LEFT of Malga Stivo. Don’t do as we did last year, heading up the direct way. That was very very tough!