San Felice del Benaco

The route begins at the via Zette roundabout in Cunettone di Salò. Immediately take the tarmac cycle path (path no. 823) through pleasant vast meadows overlooking the Valtenesi hills as a scenic backdrop. Arriving at Paradiso (1.45 km), where the road turns into a dirt track, plunge into a landscape dominated by olive trees until you reach the crossroads at Mascontina (2.3 km). Turn right (path no. 822) and proceed to the village of Raffa di Puegnago (3.2 km, 146 m asl) where the path becomes paved again. First pass through the historic cluster of houses along via XX Settembre (path no. 825), then the residential area of via Mazzini and via Benaco. When you reach the crossroads with via Teodora Bresciani, head north onto via Mascontina where the landscape immediately becomes rural again. Return to a pleasant dirt road at 4.48 km, turning right onto via San Procolo, which heads slightly uphill through olive trees offering, after a short while, incredible views of Lake Garda and the Rocca di Manerba on the horizon. At the end of a short stretch through the woods, watch out for the entrance to a road with no pavement, and follow it as far as the marvellous Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine (5.77 km, 115 m asl), which is worth a stop and a look inside. Next, take via Monte Croce on the other side of the road and follow it to the same crossroads at Mascontina (6.77 km) that you encountered earlier. Turn right and follow the same road as on the outward journey to the roundabout at via Zette, where the route ends.