Giro del Lago di Molveno

The Giro del Lago di Molveno is a circuit of about eleven kilometres, passing a waterfall, a medieval bridge and old military earthworks beneath the Brenta Dolomites.

Why it matters

The Giro del Lago di Molveno makes a complete circuit of the water. The route passes a waterfall, the Ponte Romano, the Baita ai Fortini di Napoleone and Lake Nembia.

What to notice

The path follows the shore beneath the Brenta Dolomites. Near the waterfall, the Ponte Romano dates to the thirteenth century. The Baita ai Fortini di Napoleone marks the military earthworks; the circuit continues along the southern shore toward Lake Nembia and returns to Molveno along the eastern side.

Context and history

The loop follows sections of older routes. A road described by Molveno's portal as an ancient route was restored in 1265; nearby are the thirteenth-century stone bridge and earthworks associated with the trenches of 1703 and fortifications raised between 1796 and 1801. The Brenta group forms part of the Dolomites World Heritage property, inscribed in 2009.