Walking, moving to meet people and landscapes, cultures and panoramas. Discovering Garda with dynamism is a choice to traverse the territory with curiosity and responsibly.
Garda offers relaxing walks, suitable for everyone, along the beaches to the north and south, gentle paths through the woods, of ash trees along the Valle dei Mulini, or routes towards the hills, to climb up to the Rocca Vecchia or the Eremo dei Camaldolesi and admire the gulf from above.
GARDA - BARDOLINO
This pleasant walk connecting Garda to nearby Bardolino runs along the old disused Garda – Caprino railway line, where you can recognize the two old railway stations, now housing a bar and a senior center. The route is easy and flat. Five kilometers out and back lake view suitable for everyone.
GARDA - PUNTA SAN VIGLIO
The walk along Al Corno beach traces the line of white pebbles along Garda’s northern shoreline, passing along the walls of the imposing Villa Canossa, to the small harbor of Punta San Vigilio. The route is simple, between the blue of the lake and the green vegetation of Mount Luppia, has a compact bottom for the first 2 km and then consists of cobblestones. At certain times of the year if the lake water level is particularly high, the last kilometer to San Vigilio may be broken.
PIGNOI - BLESSED - VALLEY OF THE MILLS
You walk leisurely through meadows and hills that stretch above the Garda plain admiring views of the Gulf of Garda. You start from the traffic circle located on the Garda – Costermano border by taking the cemented road that runs along the Gusa stream. To take the itinerary of the Pignoi Beati you must turn left and follow the marker that indicates in blue color the itinerary C. If you continue straight ahead you will walk instead towards the Valle dei Mulini where, among woods and olive groves, you can choose to walk along the small valley towards Costermano or, working out with the outdoor gym equipment, following the Health Route.
OLD ROCCA.
We walk through the hamlet of Lower Canevini to gain one of the most striking viewpoints of the Lower Lake. The “old” Rocca, inhabited since prehistoric times, has traces dating back to Paleolithic times, remains of medieval walls and even trenches from the two Great Wars of the 19th century dug by military and civilians for defensive purposes. A true journey back in time.
HERMITAGE OF THE CAMALDOLESE
The Hermitage of the Camaldolesi, an ancient Benedictine monastery founded in 1663 and a place of peace and meditation, is an evocative destination, as is the trail to reach it. You leave from the artisans’ area and after walking a stretch through meadows and woods you come to a boundary marker between Garda, Costermano and Bardolino. The last stretch skirts olive groves and vineyards until you reach the path leading to the hermitage.
