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Meadows at BindesiPhoto: APT Trento, Monte Bondone, Valle dei Laghi, APT Trento
Innovative multisensory path on the west slopes of Marzòla for visually impaired and blind people, created by the Trento-Sopramonte Forestry Company.
The path is variably equipped with wooden railings, boards with visual and tactile information, consolidation and leveling of the walking surface, special paving and other precautions. The itinerary winds from the sunny vineyards of San Rocco to climb the steep slopes of Marzòla, through woods, among small springs and remnant landslides, creating environmental diversity. Having overcome the most tiring parts with appropriate steps, you reach the top of a first panoramic terrace with views over Trento, where heather and bearberry bushes, pines and junipers grow. The most sensitive will appreciate the contrast between the sounds coming from the busy valley floor and those coming from the woods, as well as the richness of the wide range of smells and sensory stimuli of the natural environment. You continue comfortably on a wide path following the wooden posts until reaching Pian dei Bìndesi (620 m), a large clearing equipped for resting with benches, tables, open lawn, shaded areas. Nearby is the welcoming Prati ai Bìndesi Refuge and a wide panorama: the Adige valley deep ahead, the city of Trento with its surroundings, the peaks of Monte Bondone with the highest peaks of the Brenta group in the background.
Attention the itinerary is temporarily closed due to a landslide.
Author’s recommendation
A stop on the panoramic terrace of the Bindesi refuge to taste the specialties of Trentino cuisine is a must.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
THE 10 RULES FOR HIKERS
- Study and prepare your itinerary well
- Choose a route suitable for your physical condition
- Bring appropriate clothing and equipment
- Check the weather report
- Starting alone is risky; bring your cell phone with you
- Leave information about your itinerary and your approximate return time
- If you are unsure, do not hesitate to rely on a professional
- Pay attention to signs and markings you find on the route
- In case of fatigue or problems, do not hesitate to turn back
- In case of accident call number 112
As you can imagine, the passability of routes in a mountain environment is closely linked to contingent conditions and therefore depends on natural events, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this sheet may have changed. Before leaving, inquire about the condition of the route by contacting the manager of the refuges on your route, the mountain guides, the visitor centers of natural parks and tourist offices.
Tips and suggestions
Trento Tourist Office - Tel. +39 0461 216000 - info@visittrento.it - www.visittrento.itRoadbook
The Kite path, a variant of route 9, goes from San Rocco to the Bindesi Refuge. Designed with special features for people with visual impairments, it is challenging due to slopes ranging from 8% to 39.5%. It develops with differentiated tactile pavements, mainly on dirt ground alternating with sections paved in porphyry. Presence of steps averaging 14 cm high. Along the path there are transverse wooden slats indicating the positions of the information boards. On the right side of the path, about one meter high, there is a wooden handrail and, in the final part of the route, a curb about 20/30 cm high on both sides.
From San Rocco square, continue for 1 km on an asphalt road along via Torriccelle up to the homonymous Villa, in front of which, turning immediately right, starts the Kite Path (SAT 412, route 11). After the first 100 meters on a dirt road, turn left onto the path that starts uphill with a 20% slope. On the right side, the one-meter-high handrail begins, made of smooth circular wood. After about 20 meters, on the dirt ground, you cross transverse wooden slats highlighting the presence of tactile information panels. Then you go up for a stretch with a paved surface and a 33.8% slope. Oblique water drainage channel 8 cm deep. Continue on a dirt road with slopes from 20% to 29%.
At the "Armonia" plateau, you cross a path variant and continue to the Refuge on a dirt road. The path with slopes reaching even 38%, continues with 34 steps 14 cm high, of variable depth and one meter and 30 cm wide. The staircase alternates with ramps. After a false flat and a short descent there is a panoramic terrace reachable by 11 steps 12 cm high. Metal railing 103 cm high. Then ups and downs with slopes of 9% and 65 cm high curb on the left side. Last uphill stretch about 50 meters with a 20% slope. Short descent and flat stretch with a curb on the left 30 cm high. Park with picnic rest areas. The equipped green area is followed by a road (150 meters) with a closed barrier and residual passage 85 cm wide; the surface is irregular dirt with slight slopes (maximum 13%). The green area is situated on an inclined plane with various slopes (maximum 20%). From the park, after a few meters, you reach the Bindesi Refuge. Parking reserved for people with disabilities near the access ramp, 15 meters long with an 8% slope, leading to the entrance (door 100 cm wide) and to the panoramic terrace.
Public transport
The square of the San Rocco district can be reached by bus number 13 departing from Piazza Dante in Trento.
Directions
The starting point can be reached by traveling south on ss 12. At the roundabout of the Trento winery, take Via Marinai d'Italia and then Via Edmund Mach and Via Enrico Conci towards Via S. Rocco until arrival at Piazza S. Rocco.
Parking
Parking at Piazza S. Rocco.
Coordinates
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Equipment
Sports or trekking shoes, waterproof jacket, water, sunscreen.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions