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The southern part of Trento: between agricultural green areas and urban forests
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Photo: (ph) G.Gorfer © Comune di Trento, CC BY, Rete di Riserve Bondone
Starting from Prato Grande', in Viale Verona, go up to the square of Madonna Bianca, important district for its vertical public housing built in the 70s and lots of green areas. If you want you can stop for a while and visit the Church of S. Antonio. Just further ahead, after the underpass of the Valsugana railway, pass by the district of Villazzano 3, similar to the previous one and built in 1978, until you enter the hill towards S. Rocco. If you make a brief detour from the main itinerary you can visit Garbari Garden (public from 2003), connected to the historic Villa Taxis. It is a big park in romantic style, realised around 1895 by Giuseppe Garbari. It was built on the remains of a garden from the 17th century owned by the Roveretti family's counts. Alongside the rich collection of conifers (still visible today), you can find an area with a monumental beech (unfortunately not present anymore) and a water path that runs through small lakes and ponds surrounded by water plants and flows into a small artificial waterfall in the "wild valley".
The itinerary goes on between vineyards and residential areas on the southern hill, until it reaches the big S. Rocco Park in the homonymous district.
The destination of the itinerary, Dosso di S. Rocco (469 m) is one of the legendary three forts that guarded the basin of Trento and from which the city took its name. On the top stands an Austro-Hungarian fort with the same name. Around the fort there's the "bosco della città" (literally "city's forest") that was enriched by numerous exotic conifers of particular beauty and botanic interest.
The human presence of this places dates way back: not far are preserved some important traces of a prehistoric hillfort (locality Casteler). In the 12th century there was Cedra Castle (Castrum Cedre), destroyed in 1208. At the end the I.R. Direction of the Corps of Engineers of Trento expropriated it to build a fortress (Werk San Rocco / San Rocco Fort 1880-1882).
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Safety information
The trail is completely on asphalt and doesn't present any particular technical difficulty or danger. Being it an urban trail, which has some streets without sidewalk, you must pay attention.The information on this page is subject to change, so this means that none of the indications are absolute. It is impossible to completely avoid inaccuracies, taking into consideration the rapid environmental and weather changes that may occur. Therefore, we decline any responsibility for any damage caused to the visitor. However, it is strongly suggested to check the path state, the environmental and weather conditions before going on an excursion.
The Network of Bondone Nature Reserves is not responsible for the management and maintenance of the trails. Therefore, we decline any responsibility for damages that can occur to people, animals or objects.
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Choose a trail suitable for your training
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Going alone is riskier
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Do not hesitate to go with an expert
Mind the indications and signages on the path
Do not hesitate to go back the same way you came
In case of an accident call the standard emergency number 112
Tips and hints
"Los_Dama!": Landscape and Open Space Development in Alpine Metropolitan AreasLOS_DAMA! project (Alpine Space/Progetto Interreg)
LOS_DAMA! project (Ufficio Parchi e Giardini/Comune di Trento)
- The European project Alpine Space "Los_Dama!" (landscape and open space development in alpine metropolitan areas) focuses on many alpine cities' peri-urban landscapes, that are often degraded or poorly recognized.
Precious green areas inside and around our city centers are exposed to strong pressures and need focused actions. LOS_DAMA!'s partners cooperate in the project to protect, improve and connect these areas building at the same time a network of people and interested institutions in the alpine region.
Partners of the project are the city of Munich (Lead Partner), the metropolitan city of Grenoble, the city of Trento and Wien, the Piemonte region and the Urban planning Institutes of the Republic of Slovenian (Ljubljana) and the Land of Salzburg.
The Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and the University of Tübingen (EKUT) also collaborate on the project; the project is being carried out in close cooperation with the Action Group 7 of EUSALP (EU Strategy for the Alpine Region) which is responsible for developing the ecological connectivity and the green infrastructure in the Alpine region.
More specifically, the city of Trento has declined its pilot activities with the aim of improving the environmental, landscape and social qualities of peri-urban areas. Know and make known the richness and potential of open spaces and natural, cultivated, ornamental and spontaneous green: that has been our commitment for three years.
We have worked to collect data and testimonies about the city's great horticultural heritage and to find out new areas where to create activities of shared cultivation and urban forestation.
We have worked to inventory and promote the network of trails between the city and the mountains in order to enhance the use of the intermediate territories by citizens and to improve the organization of their maintenance, as well as their recognition within the network of urban and peri-urban soft mobility.
Our actions within the project have developed through "exploration", "cultivation" and "dissemination" interventions in order to expand as much as possible our range of action.
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Turn-by-turn directions
Following via Conci, crossing the geen areas of districts and surrounding vineyards, you will reach via Lorenzi and afterwards via Galassa until you arrive at San Rocco Park. After the road overpass, the trail goes on along via Bosco della Città to the car park near Dosso San Rocco. The path crosses Bosco della Città (literally City's Forest) and goes up to the summit.
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Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The start point is in Viale Verona - Palazzo Stella and you can reach it taking the city buses n. 3 - 8. To come back from San Rocco take buses n. 1 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 13.
For further information go to Trentino Trasporti S.p.A.
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