Stage 03
Ala-Brentino
We leave Ala retracing our steps taken the previous day, to reach the Adige river that has been with us for two stages; we will continue to follow it in this stage and in the next one if we take the Lake Garda itinerary, or for another stage, if we want to go to Verona. Sometimes we leave the river and continue on the canals that run alongside it, channeling the waters to irrigate the fertile valley. We reach the small village of Borghetto, on the border with the province of Verona. To indicate the border, there is an old stone marker dating back to the end of the nineteenth century, with the initials of Italy and Austria engraved on both sides, in memory of an era still dominated by monarchies and empires.This stage also offers two “optional” opportunities, which we recommend taking, and which in the numbering of the tracks we have indicated as Stage 3.1 and Stage 3.2. These are two connections that take you off the basic route by a few kilometers, but the effort will be rewarded.
In Stage 3.1 we can visit the Avio Castle, which can be reached by following some stretches of the original paving of the Via Claudia Augusta.
In Stage 3.2, the other detour leads to the Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Crown, a true devotional jewel, set on the rock of Monte Baldo that divides the Valley from Lake Garda, at 800m. above sea level which, in addition to the devotional aspect, also offers a beautiful view of the valley.
Distance : 22,6 Km
Time : 5 hours
Terrain: almost entirely asphalted cycle path
Height difference + : 320 m
Height difference – : 302 m
Altitude max : 183 m
Altitude min : 119 m