Cima delle Pozzette from the Monte Baldo cable car

From the top station of the Malcesine cable car at Tratto Spino, 1,760 m, the path drops past the Baita dei Forti and runs south, almost level at first, along the grassy ridge of Monte Baldo. It then climbs on path 651 to the Cima delle Pozzette, 2,128 m, with Lake Garda on one side and the Adige valley on the other. Return the same way.

It is 7 km there and back with 397 m of ascent; allow about 3 hours. The grade is Easy: a good path along open grass and rock, with one steady climb.

The ridge path goes on south from the Pozzette towards Cima Valdritta and Rifugio Telegrafo, but beyond the Pozzette it has a short cable-protected section: this walk turns back before it. The former barracks at Tratto Spino guarded the old border between Italy and Austria. The cable car runs from 4 April to 1 November in 2026; from 5 October the last car up is at 16:00 and the last down at 16:45, so watch the time. Snow can come to the ridge in late autumn.

The valley station in Malcesine has an underground car park with 170 spaces. In 2026 a return ticket cost €30 (€28 online), and the upper section has rotating cabins.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.