Val Marcia

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Val Marcia , also known as Val Marza in the local dialect , is the valley of the Duina river in the western mountains of Lake Garda ( Italy ).

General

The valley begins at an altitude of 760  m slm in the village of Balbido, Bleggio Superiore , in the upper Judikariental , Province of Trentino , Italy, from where a road (mostly gravel) leads into the valley.

After about 2 km you reach the chapel of S. Trinità ( 943  m ); After another flat 2 km, the Livez square follows at 910  m slm , where the public and drivable road ends (signpost; approx. 1 hour; in many older maps this place is not indicated by name). The path towards Dosso della Torta leads on a cart path initially through the forest to the junction (left) of the path into the Val Toablino side valley at a shed, then increasingly steep and, after crossing the Duina stream, quite arduous in serpentines on the (orographic) right side of the valley uphill near the stream, finally from a level point over a narrow path to Malga Dablino (also: Malga d'Ablino, Malga Ablino; 1541  m slm ; no water ! Walking time approx. 3 hours from Balbido). From here signposts lead to the marked AV path to Dosso della Torta ; Another marked path, which is not indicated by a signpost, leads from in front of the Malga initially exactly south, later as a path through mountain pines in bends, which has been developed for alpine uphill / downhill drives, and finally in an exactly south-easterly direction (a left fork at approx. 1700  m slm is passed) between rugged rock towers to the pass ( 1900  m slm ) to the neighboring Valle dell'Inferno, which can be reached after approx. 4 1/2 hours (from Balbido).

Transition to the Dolomites high path No. 10 / Dosso della Torta

From the said pass on an occasionally marked, but at the beginning only slightly trodden path through the rather flat head of the valley into the saddle exactly to the south on a foothill of the SE ridge of the Dosso della Torta , circle this at approx. 2000  m on the steep grass slope and the Continue to follow the path in an easterly direction until the sufficiently marked main path is reached after about an hour from the pass at 2100  m ; Signpost. From here in 25 minutes on the Dosso della Torta or follow the Dolomites high path no.10 (in 3 hours to the Rifugio Pernici ).

With this variant, the demanding part of the path between Zuclo / Malghe Stabio and Gaverdina can be avoided. It is also useful if the necessary overnight stay on the Malga Stabio (above Zuclo) is not possible. In the ascent between Balbido and Rifugio Pernici approx. 1700 m are covered, in the descent approx. 800 m. Water is not reliably available on the way.

Further transitions

  • Malga Nardis (Valle dell'Inferno, direction Ballino) can be reached from Balbido in about 5 hours.

Maps and guides

  • Istituto Geografico Militare (IGMI): Carta d'Italia 1: 50000, Foglio No. 059 - Tione di Trento, Edizione 1, 1982
  • Istituto Geografico Militare (IGMI): Carta d'Italia 1: 50000, Foglio No. 080 - Riva del Garda, Edizione 1, 1981
  • Istituto Geografico Militare (IGMI): Carta d'Italia 1: 25000, Foglio No. 20 II SO - Tione / Zuclo, 1931
  • Istituto Geografico Militare (IGMI): Carta d'Italia 1: 25000, Foglio No. 35 I NO - Pranzo, Edizione 5, 1972
  • Carta Tecnica della prov. Autonoma di Trento, 1: 10000, edizione 1998 (available as download)

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Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 14.9 ″  N , 10 ° 47 ′ 26.2 ″  E