Trail Name: Giro dei Vigneti
Trail Type: Medium distance circuit; well-maintained and almost all hard surface (either paved or hard packed earth); Marking on the trail is rather good.
Length:
Total – 10 kilometers/ 6 miles
Convenient to: Bardolino, Italy
Marking: Stylized black hiker on white background, on brown signs with trail name in white letters
Trail Description: Set between mountains and lake, this trail meanders through vineyards, settlements and copses, with only modest hills and just one or two places which would make it more challenging, although not impossible, for those baby carriages or bikes. In short, it is a great trail for the whole family, offering a rare chance to follow a quiet, well-maintained trail in this otherwise populated area of Lake Garda.
Trailhead: Costermano: Cimitero di Guerra Tedesca, Viale Baesse to Via Casette
Parking:
Costermano: Piazza della Reppublica
Public Transportation Options: (See https://www.gardasee.de/busfahrplaene-nahverkehr)
Bus: Buses serve Costermano from Garda to Verona, and points in between.
Ferries: Ferries serve most towns on the lake (http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/lago-garda.aspx ), and from a lake town to Bardolino or Garda, public bus routes (see link above) will take passengers in just a few minutes to Costermano.
Suggested Stages: Not applicable
Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (clockwise)
Costermano: Viale della Repubblica-Pza della Repubblica to Cimitero di Guerra Tedesca, Viale Baesse to Via Casette x Loc Baesse; Loop begins here: Via Boffenigo (past Murlongo); Loc Albarella; Loc Bondi; Via Adolfo Consolini/Via Valleselle-Via Pertica; Villa Albare: V. Pertica, past a religious retreat area, along woodline, past a small hermitage chapel (Fermo and Rustico), Str Galeazzo, Str Belvedere, Str Galeazzo, Via Vallesselle; left at T intersection, back to Str Belvedere; Cross SP 32, heading to Capitello, and make a hard right onto a path (not onto Via Costa di Vallonga); at T intersection, go right, past restaurant la Dacia and straight at 4-way intersection; Bondi: Via Baesse, through woods to Via Boffenigo, to the start of loop.
Representative Trail Photos:
Restrooms:
Costermano: Piazza della Reppublica, Mall
Attractions on or near Trail:
Bardolino: Costabella 9, Museo del Vino, set in the grounds of the Zeni Winery. While not on the trail itself, this museum has exhibits with explanations of the viticultural and vinicultural practices in the Bardolino DOC zone. Cellar tours and tastings are also available, but check the schedules at https://www.zeni.it/lora-visite-e-degustazioni-guidate/
Tasting along the Trail:
Bardolino: Costabella 9, Zeni Winery (See attractions above)
Alternative Options:
Biking: Strada dell’ Uva (Vineyard Route)/Percorso/Itinerary 1: A mountain biking route of about 20 kilometers (or slightly less), from Bardolino center, east from the lake, then a circuit in the high ground north and east of Bardolino and Garda, returning to Bardolino.
Additional Information:
Regional: https://www.lago-di-garda.org/bardolino-lago-di-garda.asp
Trail specific: http://www.hoteldegliolivi.com/gp/bike_trekking_giro_dei_vigneti.html
Many thanks to the Hotel degli Olivi (Garda) for providing this information!
Comments:
Great trail to hike, and nearby there are small family owned wineries to visit.