The Best Hiking Trails in Trento

The Tappeinerweg or Tappeiner Promonade is probably the most popular walk in Merano. It's more of a tourist walk than a hike but is popular with local runners. The path crosses a couple of hundred metres above the city and goes from one end of it to the other....

This hike is about as easy as they come but the rewards for your minimal effort in doing it are extremely high. Being circular the route can be started and finished anywhere you choose, but it's drawn here starting from Molina because that is the first point you reach when driving up from Lake Garda, the place from where most people arrive at Lago di Ledro....

The Sulzenauhütte is spectacularly perched high above the Stubai Valley and visiting it is a popular day hike. However, the hut is also the launchpad for a huge 3 day adventure across the highest peaks of the Stubai region - the crossing of the Wilder Freiger, the Wild Pfaff and finally the Zuckerhütl....

Hikes don't come with a much better effort:reward ratio than this! The hike up to Madonna di Besta is not well signposted and seems relatively unknown despite its ease and proximity to civilisation....

If you only have a couple of hours and want to see what the fuss around the Tremalzo Pass is all about, this little hike will clear things up. Park at the pass and follow the clear, bumpy jeep track north-east underneath Monte Tremalzo....

In a strong field, this is likely the best multi hour hike that can be done from the Tremalzo Pass. The views throughout are spectacular and even in the height of summer the trail is generally quiet and peaceful....

The Dolomites are well known for their beauty on a sunny summer day as well as dressed up in white. This small portion of the Dolomites is located in Trentino - known as Brenta Dolomites - and will keep your eyes busy for a while....

The Alta Via Dolomiti 2 is characterised by its tough climbs, gorgeous scenery, and for being veiled in myth and mystery. It’s also known as the “Way of the Legends” because it runs through many mountains and valleys rich in folklore....

The impressive Wildspitze (3772m) is the highest peak in Tirol, and the second highest in Austria, second only to the mighty Großglockner, so a great tick on any mountaineer’s list. The recommended and most enjoyable route up, as described here, is easily achieved in 2 days, with an extra 3000m peak en route, and an overnight stop at the Breslauer Hütte....

Cross the Adamello Nature Park in the heart of the Rhaetian Alps on this high alpine trail. From start to finish you barely brush past signs of modern civilisation, hopping from remote mountain hut to remote mountain hut where you can enjoy traditional hearty Italian alpine cuisine at the end of each day’s long hike....

This is a classic hike to a summit which feels wild and remote despite being climbable in one (big) day. It is accessed from the Schlegeisspeicher lake which can be reached by bike, bus or car (via a €14 toll road) and is incredibly beautiful....

The Alta Via Dolomiti 10 starts in the craggy mountains of Bolzano and ends on the glistening shores of Lake Guarda. At 200km in length, it’s the longest of all of the 10 Alta Via’s and takes around 18-22 days to complete....

Starting Location: Rifugio Contrin Ending Location: Rifugio Passo Valles Optional Routes: (A) Col Margherita Gondola Regional Map: Tabacco Map 06 Path Numbers: 607, 658 Places to eat/drink on route: Rifugio Fuciade, Passo San Pellegrino A long day on the legs that covers a good number of AV2 kilometres....

Starting Location: Rifugio Passo Valles Ending Location: Rifugio Mulaz Optional Routes: (A) Via Ferrata del Canalino, (B) Sasso Arduini (2,582m) summit Regional Map: Tabacco Map 022 Path Numbers: 751 Places to eat/drink on route: None, due to a shorter day it is possible to get to Rifugio Mulaz before lunch If you’ve been following this guide from the start of the AV2, you might just be looking forward to a shorter day out on the trail to allow the body some much needed rest....

Ever so slightly detached from the various other massifs that make up the Dolomites, the Peitlerkofel/Sass de Putia (like most mountains in the Dolomites it has a German and an Italian name) is a wonderful peak which can be climbed and circumnavigated in one day, and what a day it is! Park up on the Würzjoch/Passo della Erbe col, next to the Ütia de Börz hotel....

Starting Location: Rifugio Treviso Ending Location: Passo Cereda Optional Routes: (A) To avoid the massive traverse to Passo Cereda Regional Map: Tabacco Map 022 Path Numbers: 718 Places to eat/drink on route: None After the night at Rifugio Treviso, the path enters some wild terrain for the day....

Start your day at the parking lot next to the Schlegeisspeicher and follow the road southwestwards along the reservoir lake crossing the Riepenbach stream. You will encounter a pathway directing you northwesterly through the forest and then in switchbacks through mountain pine fields upwards near the stream....

Starting Location: Rifugio Mulaz Ending Location: Rifugio Pradidali Optional Routes: (A) Via Ferrata Del Porton Regional Map: Tabacco Map 022 Path Numbers: 703, 702, 715 Places to eat/drink on route: Rifugio Rosetta Pedrotti This section of the AV2 can be completed in 2 days if you so desire, staying at Rifugio Rosetta Pedrotti....

Starting Location: Rifugio Pradidali Ending Location: Rifugio Treviso Optional Routes: (A) To avoid massive descent to Rifugio Treviso Regional Map: Tabacco Map 022 Path Numbers: 709, 711, 711A Places to eat/drink on route: None It’s routes like these where you start to question why you do this activity, as 1300m of descent from Rifugio Pradidali to Rifugio Treviso can have even the most hardcore mountaineers questioning life....