Salò-Gardone Riviera

From the east of Salò you have to continue towards Gardone Riviera and just before Barbarano you can park near the Palazzo Terzi-Martinengo (0,0 km). It goes slowly uphill the Gardesana State Road to a crossroads (0,7 km) where you turn right in the direction of San Bartolomeo and Serniga. The road runs along a tortuous stretch that gives suggestive views between the cypresses; The slope is a bit strong mainly during the first kilometer, then it is lowered slightly.
When you reach the crossroads for San Bartolomeo (3.9 km) you continue straight to Serniga and pedal less fatiguedly. Arrived at Serniga, a bench offers the opportunity to stay and admire the wide panorama that opens onto the Gulf of Salò, the Rocca di Manerba, Sirmione and the lower Garda. From here, with careful attention to the brakes, just pedal just for short stretches to overcome the Barbarano stream and the village of San Michele.  Leave the road on the left which goes up to Rifugio Pirlo and follow a short stretch of via Panoramica to the junction (8.3 km) where you turn left towards Supiane and Maderno. The road that runs is called via della Calma and is affected by modest traffic flows, reaches Supiane (280 m asl) and after a kilometer of steep descent comes to the junction for the nearby elegant Bezzuglio village. The descent continues in the direction of Gardone Sopra to the two successive crossings, and leads in short to the perimeter of the Vittoriale degli Italiani. After passing through the entrance of the monumental complex, it goes down to the crossroads of the Gardesana State Road, where you turn right. Using the cycle path for Salò running parallel to it, you reach the center of Gardone Riviera, and just ahead you will find Palazzo Terzi-Martinengo where the itinerary ends.