From Trento to Passo del Cimirlo (730m), to reach the Maranza refuge in about 6 km. Today’s refuge is located on a green glade at a height of 1,070 m where there used to be an ancient mountain dairy. Right under the refuge is a path going South which passes by the chapel of the Alpine troops, built on the ruins of an Austrian capital of 1914-15. By following the characteristic signposts you start the “Maranza Nature Route”, designed by the Trento-Sopramonte Forest Agency, accompanied by tables and signs describing the forest types and species that you meet along the way. The rocky spur called Doss de le Spazadore, a spectacular panoramic point is just a few minutes away from the refuge where you can admire: the city of Trento, the Adige Valley, opposite the Monte Bondone, to the South la Vigolana. It was a strategic military observation point, was connected to the overlying Forte di Maranza, whose ruins are close by, and other similar works in the area. Proceeding pleasantly under the coverage of the treetops of many types of forest vegetation, you reach Prà dell’Albi) (you can return to the refuge at this point), Malga Nova, Busa dei Pezi for the exciting meeting with 2 monuments of the vegetable world: a huge red fir and a mountain maple. At Salizoni, the path curves back towards the Maranza refuge, thus completing a circle featuring a full immersion in the forest ambience, full of awesome trees, plays of light, bird songs, solemn atmospheres. 

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