Rifugio Brentei, val di Brenta

This beautiful mountaineering cycle starts from the Val Brenta parking lot shortly after the Pra della Casa agriturismo in San Antonio di Mavignola. We backtrack for a few hundred meters to Pra della Casa and a beautiful forest road takes us to Vallesinella Bassa passing by the Cascate di Mezzo Refuge, not completely rideable due to steep inclines at times. From Vallesinella we take trail 317for Rif. Casinei, all with bikes on our backs. Up again on the beautiful and very scenic 318 to Rifugio Brentei with bike on shoulder in the first sector then pedalable, pushable sections and exposed segments downhill. We are on the vast grassy clearing that divides Val Brenta with Val Brenta Alta and is home to the iconic Rifugio Brentei in an extraordinarily beautiful setting.

Just before the Rif. the descent route kicks off: trail 323 that descends the legendary Val Brenta. The trail is immediately challenging and not all doable by bike, there are also 2 passages equipped with stirrups but nothing complicated. After the first stony segment we are on the plateau that hosts the beautiful Malga Brenta Alta (now a cozy bivouac) with exciting views of the Dolomites. We continue on the 323 that plunges down into the valley on a steep trail, the first few meters not cyclable but then tight switchbacks with a fine gravel bottom that is very conducive to biking downhill, you ride it all the way. Then forest and more rocky rocky parts but still in the saddle with much, much fun all the way back to the parking lot where we started.