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Hike fact sheet · Dec 14, 2025

Monte Cornetto on Ice

Monte Bondone, Trento, Italy Out & Back 9.1 km · 4h 15m 2h 30m ↑ 611 m ⇅ 1550 m · 2178 m

Easy ridge hike starting in the meadows south-west of Cima Palon going up to the summit of Monte Cornetto. Reasonable distance and elevation gain packed with killer views.

Quick Facts

Trailhead
Objective
Parking
Mountain Huts
Map
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Our Timeline

Total: 2h 30m Moving: 1h 54m Time there: 1h 10m Time back: 44m
12:45
Start from the parking on Strada delle Caserme
12:55
10m
Cross the meadows to the ridge of Mt Cornetto
13:35
40m
Hike up the ridge to just below the summit
13:45
10m
Find the way up the summit
14:35
44m
Back at the car

Details

Getting to Strada delle Caserme

  • From Trento take SP85 in direction of Monte Bondone / Vason
  • Climb up the mountain road through many many hairpin turns
  • Drive through the little towns along the ski area, Vason is the last of them
  • Drive through Vason and continue on SP85. At some point you drive under a ski lift and a ski slope underpass
  • Take a left turn at the first intersection after the underpass.
  • Pass Capanna Viote on your right, drive a little further, and park in one of the marked pullouts.

Parking

3 options
Free
Distance:at the trailheadCapacity:40+ carsBathroom:NoCost:FreeVisited:Dec 11, 2025

A series of gravel pullouts and a bigger parking lot by the picnic area on both sides of the SP25 road shortly after turning off the SP85 by Capanna Viote. It's free but there are no-camping signs everywhere.

Mixed
Distance:5 minCapacity:40 carsBathroom:Yes — In the Cappana Viote restaurantCost:Free during the week, paid on the weekends and holidays. Cash only parking meter by the restaurant.Visited:Jan 13, 2026

Spacious paved parking lot with cash-only parking meter by the Cappana Viote restaurant. Serves the restaurant, the local bunny slope, and the nordic skiing area so it gets quite busy, especially on weekends.

Free
Distance:20 minCapacity:10-15 carsBathroom:NoCost:FreeVisited:Dec 08, 2025

Small gravel pullout on the left side of Cima Palon. Just before the no-entry sign on a small forest road that starts on the left side of the SP85 about 3 minutes after the ski piste underpass when coming from Trento.

Hiking to Monte Cornetto

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  • From Strada delle Caserme, get to trail 607 that goes from Capanna Viote all the way to the summit.
  • There are multiple unmarked trails crossing the meadows west of the road. Aim to get to the trail before it starts going up the ridge.
  • Follow the trail on the ridge; there are stairs for some parts and one or two steeper sections. Otherwise it's straightforward.
  • After about 3km / 1h 30m you reach the first false summit and the trail evens out. From there you get a good view of the summit.
  • Stay on the ridge and enjoy the views over the Sarca Valley. You can also see Malga Cavedine at the saddle below on the right.
  • Make your way to the signpost just under the summit.
  • From there, multiple options reach the top; the easiest is on the west side of the summit.
  • To return, you can take the same trail all the way back.
  • Alternatively, if you want to avoid the steep descent, exit the trail to the left and follow trail 618 via Bocca Vaiona and through the gully back to the meadow.
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Huts & Rifugios

3 stops
Unknown

Unmanned alpine shelter at the saddle west of the ridge leading to Monte Cornetto.

Elevation:1700 m
On this hike
Distance:2.5 kmTime:40 minElevation Gain:183 m
Unknown

Mountain hut with a restaurant just a few minutes from the main ridge trail. Open only in the summer season.

Elevation:1770 m
On this hike
Distance:3.6 kmTime:1h 16 minElevation Gain:376 m
Likely open

Restaurant with public bathrooms and a cross-country ski rental. Open all year round.

Elevation:1570 m
On this hike
Distance:at the trailheadTime:0 minElevation Gain:0 m

Weather & Season

  • The hike is doable year-round.
  • Expect snow most of the winter; the popular trail usually has visible packed tracks.
  • The steeper sections of the ridge can be icy and slippery, so microspikes help in winter.
  • There are no trees when crossing the meadow and on the upper ridge, so you'll be exposed to sun and weather.
  • The first portion of the ridge goes through some trees that offer at least some protection.

Water along the trail to Monte Cornetto

  • Water trough near Castelletto Madruzziano
  • Spring just off the trail near Malga Cavedine

Gallery

Winter meadows below Monte Cornetto near Strada delle Caserme
Crossing the snowy meadows from the Strada delle Caserme pullout toward trail 607.
Monte Cornetto view.
Packed snow track climbing toward the Monte Cornetto ridge on trail 607
Following the packed track as the ridge starts to rise.
Hiker scouting the west-side summit approach on Monte Cornetto
Scoping the easiest line to the summit block.
View of Cima Palon and the Viote plateau from the Monte Cornetto summit ridge
Summit panorama over Cima Palon and the Viote plateau.
Brenta Dolomites glowing to the northwest from Monte Cornetto
Northwest views toward the Brenta group at sunset.
Fun on the summit trail ridge.
Icy gully descent option toward Bocca Vaiona below Monte Cornetto
Optional gully exit toward Bocca Vaiona for a gentler descent.
Summit cross vibes with Cima Palon in the backdrop.
Monte Cornetto south face above the Viote meadows on Monte Bondone
South views towards Lake Garda.