Rifugio San Pietro, magnificent viewpoint over Lake Garda

Ascent: Our route begins in Tenno just above Tenno Castle. At the bus stop or near the municipal pharmacy (Farmacia Comunale) we cross the state road SS 421 and turn into Via Gioacchino Prati. Then we cross the center of Tenno (signpost "Rif. M. Calino- San Pietro", Mark. No. 401). After about 300 m we turn right and follow a narrow alley to a small parking lot. At the end of the parking lot, turn right onto an asphalt access road passing well-maintained vineyards and olive groves (Mark. No. 480). After about 500 m we reach a fork and leave the paved road. We keep left (still marked No. 480) and follow the field path between old dry stone walls gently ascending to another fork (red-white marking). Attention! Not straight ahead! We continue left. Soon we leave the wire-fenced field and enter the bright scrub woodland. We follow a moderately steep mule track to a beautiful large clearing just below the road leading from the village of Calvola to Treni. In a few minutes we reach this asphalt access road (signpost Rancion 855 m). Turn right! Now we walk leisurely through woods until we reach the hamlet of Treni in half an hour. Shortly before the first houses, a steep and narrow path branches off (attention, easy to overlook!) leading over Monte Calino to Rifugio San Pietro (Marking No. 401). After a 20-minute, sweaty climb we reach the fully wooded ridge of Monte Calino. From there it is easy going with gentle undulations (path number 401) to the shelter, 976 m.

Descent: We leave Rifugio San Pietro on the access road (marking 406) towards the parking lot. 200 m before the parking lot we turn left; shortly afterwards, turn right. Always following the familiar marking No. 406, we walk through chestnut groves to the Bastiani house and follow old mule tracks through the beech forest down to the village of Canale. Through an archway we enter the medieval village. Our hiking trail does not lead us into the village center. We go left, again through an archway, leave the houses behind and walk leisurely to the hamlet of Calvola. Now it goes down to Tenno on an old paved mule track. We once again cross the village center and return to our starting point above Tenno Castle.