Hiking Tremosine Mountains and Valle del Prà delle Noci
It is not uncommon, descending the Valle del Prà delle Noci, to encounter some of those chamois recently introduced by the Azienda Regionale delle Foreste in the Alto Garda Park.
Itinerary and landscapes
Today’s hike visits two wild mountain passes in the Tremosine mountains: a walk through shaded forests, winding dolomitic rock spires, and remnants of military defenses from the Great War. And, as a final touch, the descent into the wild valley mentioned.
From the Tremosine plateau, between Sermerio and Villa, there is an intersection of four roads: you take the one heading north that ascends the Valle del torrente San Michele. Shortly after the dam, when the main road begins its first hairpins, a narrower road at the right leads to near Malga Prà delle Noci, where parking is available.
Routes and points of interest
Several marked trails start from here: you take the one immediately to the right indicated as «senter dei corvà», which ascends into the woods with comfortable hairpins, emerging into a clearing hosting Malga Molvina. Keep to the right, re-enter the forest, and within a few minutes reach the nearby Bocchetta di Nansesa, dominated by an old observation post that offers a magnificent view over the Monte Baldo and Monte Altissimo di Nago ranges.
Return to the lower malga and take a marked trail to the right, indicated with yellow blazes, which goes along the hillside with various ups and downs, crossing ledges and wooded slopes along the western sides of Punta Molvina and Cima Sclapa. Cross a short tunnel, a comfortable ledge, and immediately after, another short tunnel.
Pass next to a small, characteristic dolomitic needle and descend past the foot of a large rocky wall, leaving it on the right, arriving at the bottom of the high Val del Prà delle Noci. It is worth climbing in a few minutes to the right to the nearby Bocca di Fobbia, whose surroundings are rich in tunnels and remnants from the 1915-18 war.
Return and final route
Briefly return to the trail from which we came and take a small unmarked path to the right that descends to the ruins of Malga Fobbia, surrounded by giant trees. Care must be taken here to find the correct path: some maps show a trail on the right hydrological side, which has been nearly overgrown by vegetation for years, and until restored, it is best left to local experts.
Instead, you head down just below the dilapidated malga and descend along a track on the left hydrological side, next to some partially moss-covered rocks. A little further down, the track becomes an obvious and marked trail (at this point, difficult to go wrong), descending alongside the stream, crossing it near some rocky outcrops, and with a short uphill, reaching a marked trail that comes from Malga Ciapa and Passo di Tremalzo. Follow it to the left.
A quick descent, accompanied by the water of a charming little stream, brings us back to Malga Prà delle Noci.
