Horse trails

It starts from Madonna della Neve at 984 meters and reaches the maximum altitude of 1.538 meters of Malga Artilone. Also in this case there are 31.5 km between the provinces of Verona and Trento and you ride among marmots, chamois and eagles. Along this route you can also see the Navene trenches, which are the ancient border between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This route, called the Madonna della Neve for a passage near this locality, is spread over two different provinces starting from the territory of the Municipality of Ferrara di Monte Baldo , in the province of Verona and in Veneto , it crosses into the autonomous province of Trento to return later to the point from which it started.
The departure area, convenient for parking cars and trailers, is located in Novezza (1400), a refreshment point useful both before the start of the excursion and on arrival.
Starting in a northerly direction you remain at an altitude between 1350 and 1500 m. up to Malga Prà Alpesina (1467 m), we will pass near Malga Acquenere (1382 m), near a small natural spring, Malga Artilone (1588), Malga Trembari (1388 m), until we reach the first refreshment point (Prà Alpesina hut).
The massif of Monte Baldo will follow us to the left for a long stretch, showing its highest peaks which reach 2200 m. of altitude.
. On its slopes chamois and marmots move, but it will not be rare to see the eagle flying over our heads or to hear from the herdsmen, of the bears who are present and often give testimony of their hunting
. This first stretch will be about 7 km (7.1) of undulating path.
For those who wish, it is possible to make a variant that is certainly worth tackling. With a short stretch of about 3 km it leads to the splendid terminal station of the Malcesine cable car , famous for its characteristic rotating cabins, a breathtaking terrace on Lake Garda, from where it is possible to admire the lake basin more grande d & rsquo; Italy in its almost total entirety and stretch your gaze towards all directions both the Po Valley and the Alps.
Continue towards Bocca di Navene and return to Malga Prà Alpesina , from where you can descend to Madonna della Neve (1067 m), where awaits us, should a comfortable stopping point at the refuge (Monte Baldo) be desired.
From here you can leave for the return stretch passing through places where nature still reigns supreme, between pine forests and rocks, near the Trattesoli hut (1114), the Lavacchio bivouac (1362), up to the Cerbiolo pass (1370 m) until the end of a tour that leads back to the refreshment point of Novezza where the trailers await us.

To see:
Trenches of Novezza , old border towards the Habsburg Empire. Several trenches and cave deposits are visible, used in this area, a frontier against possible invasions, during the first conflict. In these areas there was also smuggling between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Austria.
The Novezzina Botanical Garden, located a few hundred meters of road below the starting area, collects all the plants of Monte Baldo which has always been defined as the "garden of Europe" for its wide variety of flowers and plants.
The astronomical observatory located near the departure / arrival, wanted by amateur astronomers from Verona, destination of interesting evenings dedicated to observation of the sky.
Do not miss the view of Lake Garda from the arrival area of ​​the cable car, an unparalleled eye-catcher. From here you can leave for the return stretch passing through places where nature still reigns supreme, between pine forests and rocks, near the Trattesoli hut (1114 m), the Lavacchio bivouac (1362 m), up to the Cerbiolo pass (1370 m) until the end of a tour that leads back to the refreshment point of Novezza where the trailers await us.