Lago di Garda, Lake Garda or Gardasee based on what language you speak is an absolutely stunning mountain biking (MTB) destination. There are loads of natural trails that you can ride here. Lake Garda is situated in North Italy in the region of Trentino Alto-Adige.
Lake Garda is one of my Top 10 best mountain biking destinations in Europe. Here you will find some of the best mountain biking trails in Europe if you are ooking for wild trails with rocks and ungroomed trails. This MTB video features one of the best MTB trails at Lake Garda.
In this mountain biking video I am riding the Mandrea Trail on Monte Biania above the town of Arco. The trail is in the northern part of Lake Garda close to Riva del Garda. The Mandrea Trail consists of two distinct stages, the upper stage being intermediate difficulty, while the lower stage is easy difficulty. You can combine the two mtb trails as I did or ride them individually as the Strada Varignano Padaro seperates the two stages. So, if you just want to do the lower easy stage of the Mandrea Trail you can skip the intermediate upper stage.
The upper stage of the Mandrea Trail at Lake Garda features a singletrack with loose rocks and is not particularly flowy. It is overgrown with bushes (at least when I did the trail), so it is hard looking a head. There are a few steeper sections. The lower stage of the Mandrea Trail is more flowy and you can easily pick up speed on the doubletrack. There are no technical features at this stage, so it is more about controlling the speed over loose ground.
You will find the Coast Trail by riding up the Via Monte Baldo from the village of Nago. Follow the road from Nago 8,5 km until you come to a turn with a house on the left and the trail head to the Coast Trail on the right. It is a big rock star case. It is just before the Sorgente Acqua d'Oro.
BIKE
In this mountain biking video from the Monte Brione Trail at the Garda Lake I am riding my Orbea Rise H15 eMTB on DT Swiss E1900 alloy Enduro wheels with Maxxi Assegai at the front and Maxxis Minion DHR II at the rear. I run a Fox 36 Float Performance 150 Grip fork and a Fox Float X 140 Factory as shock.
STRAVA ROUTE
You can download a Strava route here if you would like to try the Mandrea Trail at Lago di Garda. [ Ссылка ]
