Going from the italian Padana plain towards north you can see that the chain of the Alps is preceded from one wraps of mounts more bottoms medium, little important, landscapedly little imposing and altogether less known it is in Italy that abroad. This wraps takes the name generic of the PreAlps.

You can imagine it like a West-East belt that divides (and joins) the Padana plain to the alpine arc. It is morphologically much articulating.

Prealpi Venete e Trentine: a view from Monti Lessini group toward west.

Obviously the PreAlps begin from the Padana plain. But it is not so clear where they finish leaving the place the true and own alpine groups.

Moreover it goes noticed that between the authors not there is a sure agreement on where exactly they begin and they end.

• Other PreAlps areas already in SP:

Prealpi Lombarde, Prealpi Carniche N, Prealpi Carniche S, Prealpi Carniche E, Prealpi Carniche W.

Groups description

GROUP

ABSTRACT

MAIN TOPS

REFUGES & BIVOUACS

01) Colli Berici

street map

External links:

• Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian)

The hills of the Berici Mounts divide the Padana plain (at south) from the city of Vicenza (at north). This small group of low hills interrupts the uniformità of the Padana plain when from south it heads to us towards the Alps. Here the words “the preAlps” have precise meaning: "before the Alps".

• Monte Alto m. 444

• Monte Mottolone m. 400

Not present.

02) Monti Lessini

street map

External links:

• Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian) - see also ethnic minority Cimbri notices (english, italian, deutsch)

The "Lessinia" is a much wide geographic zone sluice to north from the deep one and wild Ronchi valley and from the Piccole Dolomiti group; to east from the Leogra valley, to south from the course of the Adige river and from the high veronese plain and to west from the Val Lagarina.

They furrow numerous goes them that from the high pastures they come down to fan towards Verona and the plain.

Its heights to west have tops between 1500 and 1800 meters; wrap centers them is attested instead between 1000 and the 1300 meters.

Western Lessinia panorama

• Corno Mozzo m.1535

• Monte Castelberto m.1765

• Monte Tomba m.1766

• Monte Sparavieri m.1797

• Castel San Giorgio m. 1806

• Monte Grolla m. 1659

• Castel Malera m. 1722

• Cima Trapola m. 1865

• Rifugio "Pompeo Revolto"

• Rifugio "Podestaria"

• Rifugio "San Giorgio"

• Rifugio "Malga Lessinia"

• Rifugio "Monte Tomba"

• Rifugio "Boschetto"

03) Baldo-Altissimo

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian)

This long chain is disposed in sense south-north and divides the Garda lake from the Adige river in the feature comprised between Verona and Rovereto.

To north it includes also the plateau of Brentonico that belongs to the province of Trento.

Wide panoramas and easy hiking route. For all.

view from east.

• Col Santo m. 2072

• Cima Telegrafo m. 2200

• Punta Pettorina m. 2192

• Cima Valdritta m. 2218

• Cima del Longino m. 2179

• Cima delle Pozzette m. 2132

• Corna Piana m. 1736

• Monte Altissimo di Nago m. 2079

• Monte Varagna m. 1779

• Rifugio "Damiano Chiesa"

• Rifugio "Monte Baldo"

• Rifugio "Campei"

• Rifugio "Graziani"

• Rifugio "Fiori del Baldo"

• Rifugio "Fos-Ce"

• Rifugio "Chierego"

• Rifugio "Baita dei Forti"

• Rifugio "Telegrafo"

• Rifugio "Cedron"

04) Piccole Dolomiti

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian: Passso delle Tre Croci; Passo di Campogrosso; Passo di Pian delle Fugazze)

The most important group of the Prealpi Venete e Trentine is delimited to south from the Lessini Mounts area and at north from the Vallarsa with her Pian delle Fugazze pass.

from N

Its main and dominant summit is Cima Carega (m. 2259).

All the group has dolomitic character, characterized from the presence of highs, walls and steep throats. The name recalls the greater sisters, the Dolomiti obviously, because of the chemical composition. The name “the small” is because of their smaller altitude.

They have been interested by the military operations of the first world war and many hikings routes today follow the old roads of war, facilitating the access.

Sengio Alto

But the Piccole Dolomiti do not go underrated! Even if they recall the hikers above all, the mountain climber will find mountain tops to you “true” and shod ways and also the climber will find impegnative and difficult ways to you. The main ways of access by car: from notrh the Pian delle Fugazze pass and from south the country of Giazza, into the Lessini Mounts.

Catena delle Tre Croci (from Sella del Campetto to Passo delle Tre Croci:

• Sasso de le Molesse m. 1801

• Cima Tre Croci m. 1939

• Guglia del Rifugio m. 1823

• Monte Zèvola m. 1976

• Monte Terrazzo m. 1876

• Monte Gramolon m. 1814

• Monte Telegrafo m. 1562

Gruppo del Carega (from Passo delle Tre Croci to Campogrosso pass):

• Fumante m. 1983

• Monte Obante m. 2072

• Cima Mosca m. 2141

• Cima Carega m. 2215

• Cima del Cherlong m. 2215

• Cima della Neve m. 2157

• Cima Levante m. 2121

• Cima Posta m. 2259

Gruppo del Sengio Alto (from Campogrosso pass to Pian delle Fugazze pass):

• Monte Baffelan m. 1793

• Cima di Ofre m. 1780

• La Sisilla m. 1621

• Monte Cornetto m. 1899

• Giare Bianche m. 1675

• Torre Emanuele m. 1795

• Rifugio "Revolto"

• Rifugio "Passo Pertica"

• Rifugio "Bepi Bertagnoli"

• Rifugio "Valdagno"

• Rifugio "C. Battisti"

• Rifugio "Campogrosso"

• Rifugio "Pompeo Scalorbi"

• Rifugio "Toni Giuriolo"

• Rifugio "Fraccaroli"

• Rifugio "Malga Zugna"

• Bivacco "Sinèl-G.Pedrinolla"

05) Pasubio-Col Santo

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (italian, deutsch)

The group developes himself from Rovereto city toward the Pian delle Fugazze pass in sense west-east.

Refuge "G. Papa"

It leaves at south the Cima Carega and Piccole Dolomiti Group and at north plateaus of Folgaria, Lavarone, Luserna, with all the complicated geografy of the "Altipiani Trentini".

The central massif of Monte Pasubio becomes famous because it has been theatre of importantan and great battles during the first world war.

But all the group is signed by the WWI: still today many beautiful hiking routes are carried out along the roads of war constructed in that time.

Northern ridge:

• Col Santo m. 2112

• Col Santino m. 2110

• Monte Pazul m. 1477

• Monte Spill m. 1703

• Monte Sarta m. 1448

• Pilose m. 1426

• Monte di Geroli m. 1377

• Costa Alta m. 1340

Southern ridge:

• Monte Pasubio m. 2232

• Dente Italiano m. 2220

• Zenevri m. 2141

• Dente Austriaco m. 2120

• Soglio dell'incudine 2114

• Monte Buso m. 2080

• Monte Roite m. 2144

• Campiluzzi m. 2040

• Monte Testo m. 1998

• Monte Sogi m. 1959

• Cherle m. 1834

• Monte Corno Battisti m. 1760

• Soglio Rosso m. 1650.

• Soglio di Uderle 1600m.

• Monte Forni Alti

• Monte Trappola m. 1403

• Rifugio "Generale Papa"

• Rifugio "Vincenzo Lancia"

06) Bondone-Stivo

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian)

The Bondone is traditionally the mountain of the city of Trento.

Its four tops are easily to catch up by the asphalted road that leads to the little plain "named Viotte" that during winter is transformed as the nordic ski-center of the city.

from E

Towards south the group is joined with Monte Stivo by one long ridge lacking but of hiking support points.

• Monte Cornetto m. 2180

• Doss d'Abramo m. 2140

• Cima Verde m. 2102

• Cima Palon m. 2090

• la Rosta m. 1832

• Monte Stivo m. 2059

• Rifugio "Prospero Marchetti"

• Rifugio "Fratelli Tambosi"

07) Altopiano di Asiago

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Le mete dell'Altopiano (only italian)

• Wikipedia references (only italian - see also ethnic minority Cimbri notices in english, italian, deutsch)

• Wikipedia WWI references (english, italian, deutsch)

Known also with the name of “Altopiano dei Sette Comuni” is located at south of the Valsugana and it is pushed until the plain of Vicenza. Delimited at west by the deep Val d'Astico, that separates it from the plateaus of Trentino. At east is encircled from the curve of the Valsugana valley and finishes in the plain of Vicenza.

Important theatre of war expecially because of the Strafexpedition put into effect from the Austro-hungarian during the WWI. The most alpine interesting mounts are found in the north chain, that he is falling to the Valsugana valley with unevennesses of 1500 meters.

From Porta Manazzo pass to SW

Its greater tops are found at north, from where they dominate by precipices more than 1500 meters the Valsugana valley.

• Cima Dodici m. 2340

• Monte Ortigara m. 2106

• Cima Portule m. 2310

• Corno di Campo Bianco m. 2043

• Monte Lozze m. 1920

• Monte Forno m. 1912

• Cima Mandriolo m. 2051

• Pizzo di Levico m. 1908

• Monte Cimon m. 1486

• Monte Zebio m. 1717

• Monte Mosciagh m. 1556

• Monte Fior m. 1824

• Monte Lisser m. 1634

• Monte Baldo di Asiago m. 1678

• Monte Verena m. 2015

• Rifugio "Stalder"

• Rifugio "Verenetta"

• Rifugio "Granezza"

• Rifugio "Cima Larici"

• Bivacco "Busa delle Dodese"

• Bivacco "Baito del Cangi"

• Bivacco "Bait a Lanzola-Refatti"

• altri punti di appoggio nell'Altopiano (baiti, casare, malghe, rifugi) dal sito web del CAI di Asiago (only in italian)

08) Altipiani Trentini

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (Lavarone-Folgaria-Luserna) see also ethnic minority Cimbri notices in english, italian, deutsch)

• Wikipedia WWI references (english, italian, deutsch)

Lavarone-Folgaria-Luserna: these three plateaus with their forests and grass for alpine mountain barns are usually considered as a single unit, even if they are separated by furrows and deeps valleys (make reference the geographic image).

Folgaria-Lavarone plateaus

For their uniformity some interesting reliefs also for the hiker and the mountain climber are raised. Not interesting for the mountain climbers, they can be interesting under the landscaped, historical and cultural profile

Luserna plateau

Like also in the plateau of Asiago, the WWI has had one of its here “hot spots” especially during the “Strafexpedition” in 1916. The country of Luserna is inhabited from a Cimbri community where still today the ancient language is spoken about this ethnic minority.

• Costa d'Agra m. 1822

• Monte Finonchio m. 1603

• Monte Campomolon m. 1855

• Monte Toraro m. 1899

• Monte Spitz di Tonezza m. 1696

• Rifugio "Fratelli Filzi"

• Rifugio "Baita Tonda"

• Rifugio "Malga Campo"

• Rifugio "Stella d'Italia"

• Rifugio "Mariano Rumor"

• Rifugio "Malga Campo"

09) Vigolana

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

This limestone group that closes to south-east the city of Trento goes towards south until reaching the country of Folgaria joining therefore to the plateau of Folgaria-Lavarone.

from N-E

In spite of the vicinity to the city, it has alpine characters and it does not go underrated, above all from who the approach from the north side.

• Becco di Filadonna m. 2150

• Vigolana (with two tops) m. 2148-2128

• Rifugio "Casarota"

• Rifugio "La Madonnina"

• Rifugio "Paludei"

• Bivacco "Alla Madonnina"

• Bivacco "Malga Derocca"

10) Marzola

go to SPgroup page

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

Small and isolated group situated at east of the city of Trento.

from S

It divides the city from the Caldonazzo lake, that it is found in Valsugana. Usually used on sunday by the Trento folks, because of its easy paths. Not important for alpinists, it has a particulary place into the history of local alpinsts because here is (near the Pino Prati refuge)

from E

the historical cliff arena “ai Bindesi” where they have begun generations of mountain climbers.

220665

from Adige valley

• Marzòla m.1737

• Chegùl m. 1362

• Monte Celva m. 1000

• Rifugio "Pino Prati"

• Rifugio "Maranza"

• Bivacco "Raffaele Bailoni"

11) Monte Grappa

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia WWI references (english, italian, deutsch)

Wide massif not great height (m. 1755), staying between the Brenta river at west and the Piave river at east.

toward N

At north is defined from the valleys that joins the flat one of Fonzaso with the cities of Feltre and Belluno.

toward S

At south finishes with the Padana plain and more just with the city of Bassano of the Grappa and hills of Asolo. Alpine not interesting, its certain reputation is due to the vicissitudes tied to the first world war. To its top it accommodates a great cemetary of the war fallen. Today it is above all a reference for the tourists who go up from the plain taking advantage itself also of the asphalted road that reaches the top.

• Cima Grappa m. 1776

• Monte Asolone m. 1520

• Monte Valderoa m. 1575

• Monte Fontana Secca m. 1608

• Cima della Mandria m. 1482

• Col dell'Orso m. 1677

• Col Moschin m. 1278

• Col della Berretta m. 1448

• Monte Pertica m. 1549

• Monte Prassolan m. 1481

• Rifugio "Scarpon"

• Rifugio "Alpe Madre"

12) Prealpi Trevigiane

street map

External links:

• Official Tourist info for this zone

• Wikipedia references (only italian)

• la geografia del Trevisano fra mare e monti (only italian)

• i sentieri delle Prealpi Trevigiane (only italian).

• i sentieri delle Prealpi Trevigiane BIS (only italian).

• The Claudia Augusta Altinate roman road (english, italian, deutsch, france)

The Prealpi Trevigiane are formed by the chain Monte Cesen-Col Visentin, by the Monte Pizzoc and a part of the Bosco del Cansiglio, by the morainic hills that are found between Valdobbiadene, Tarzo and Vittorio Veneto nonthat by the relative valleys.

from Monte Cesen toward S

Three are the passes that allow the access from the province of Belluno: the saddleback of Fadalto (m. 488), the Passo di San.Boldo (m.707) and the Passo Praderadego (m. 910) through which passed to the roman military road “Via Claudia Augusta Altinate”, which joined the Adriatico sea with Feltre, Trento, Bolzano, Merano and - at last - the Passo di Resia pass (actually situatete on the border between the italian Suedtyrol and the Austria).

• Monte Nevegal m. 1600

• Monte Cesen m. 1570

• Monte Cimon m. 1438

• Col Visentin m. 1768

• Monte Pizzoc m. 1565

• Monte Millifret m. 1581

• Rifugio "Posa Pruner"

• Rifugio "Brigata Cadore"

• Rifugio "Col Visentin"

• Rifugio "Mariech"

Getting There

approach to the area

The international access happens from Brennero-Roma in direction north-south and from Milano-Venezia in West-East direction. For a detailed guideline more you can consult the street map of Globopix .
• by car: motorway A22 del Brennero or motorway A4 Milano-Venezia
• by train: line Milano-Venezia at south; line Trento-Venezia at North
• by bus: see the local informations at the single group or mountain page in SP!
• nearest airports: in Verona Aeroporto Valerio Catullo; in Venezia Aeroporto Marco Polo

• Azienda turistica del Trentino • Azienda turistica del Veneto
• Meteo

Maps and books

Advised cartograpy by Kompass editor:
• Kompass n. 102 (Lago di Garda-Monte Baldo) 1:50,000
• Kompass n. 101 (Rovereto-Monte Pasubio) 1:50,000
• Kompass n. 631 (Altipiani di Folgaria Lavarone e Luserna) 1:25,000
• Kompass n. 623 (Altopiano di Asiago) 1:25,000
• Kompass n. 075 (Trento-Levico-Lavarone) 1:50,000
• Kompass n. 078 (Altipiano dei Sette Comuni) 1:50,000
• Kompass n. 678 (Bondone-Stivo) 1:25,000
• Kompass n. 690 (Alto Garda e Ledro) 1:25,000

Red tape

• Recently new proposal of subdivision of the entire alpine arc has appeared in Italy that it considers the Alps like one great european chain, exceeding therefore the borders of the national states.
You can confront the C.A.I. subdivision with the SOIUSA subdivision.
• Here the groups of the prealpine area Veneto-Trentino are described and attached to the existing SP subgroups-pages with the agreement that the change councils well will be accepted.
• Links convention: inner SP links are showed in blue-bold-underscore; external links are showed in blue-normal-underscore.

Images



[ View Gallery - 2 More Images ]