Old Ponale Road Path

Garda Lake is one of the places where bikers from all over the world dream of going for a ride along the most scenic routes in northern Italy. We will “accompany” along one of these, perhaps the most famous.Leaving the car in Riva del Garda, take the SS Gardesana 45a, in the direction of Limone. Few meters beyond the port on the right, before the tunnel, climb along the old road Ponale, which once connected Riva del Garda with the Ledro Valley, today has been transformed into a pedestrian and cycle path with breathtaking views of Lake Benaco , better known as Garda lake.The trail is dirt in its initial part. There are signage useful for hikers and bikers that run through it for the first time. The route runs through tunnels carved into the limestone rock and the track for the first 4 km is overhanging the waters of  Garda lake. The gradient of the slope is maintained at a constant comfortable almost 5%.As the trail in some places and narrow enough to bike path is that by hikers in search of tranquility and a beautiful landscape, you must pay attention to traffic who comes to meet us, especially coinciding with the many blind curves.