From Calceranica Lake to Bosentino

• Travelling time: 45 minutes
• Difficulty: Family
• Why we love it: 132/5000 A historical itinerary, just restored, in the most beautiful forests of Trentino, between the Municipality of Calceranica with that of Bosentino.
• Length: 0 km
• Total Elevation Gain: 90 m
• Way to travel: on foot, nordic walking
• Cost: 0
• Our Advice: Wear a pair of comfortable mountain shoes. The path is beautiful in autumn and spring due to the colors it offers.

The route, which develops for 150 meters on the Municipality of Calceranica and 220 on the territory of Bosentino, has a height difference of 90 meters from the starting point to the point of arrival and allows a rapid "climb" towards the mountain.

Departure from Piazza Municipio to Calceranica al Lago (Trento - Italy) to the stairway, along the first stretch of the path that creates, together with the others, a real network that branches off behind the town, climbing up the slopes of the mountains behind.

A panacea for trekking and mountain lovers, for peace and greenery.

History

The itinerary has an intrinsic value, as it is a connection between the two municipalities of Calceranica and Vigolana, and above all of the exchange, including tourism; a very important link between the shores of the lake and the plateau.

The path was in fact connected to the mining activity of Calceranica, which has very ancient historical origins. The last mining activities in the area date back to the near 1964, with the exhaustion of the pyrite and from 2008 the Municipality, together with the Albatros society and the Natural Science Museum of Trento, gave life to the Mining Park and the recovery of the 100 steps is to it connected.

However, the path has not only a strong tourist value but also a social one: the intervention was in fact carried out in just over a year by a team of the Provincial Employment Support Service.

The intervened technicians explained that the workers took care of the recovery and cleaning of the Laite path and the many dry stone walls characteristic of the terraces that once covered the slopes of the Mandola valley; metal parapets were then placed with steel cords to ensure safety and finally recovered the monumental staircase.

Author: Alessandra De Carli