Caratteristica: Aerea ed esposta

La Ferrata Spigolo della Bandiera climbs an aerial edge at Monte Spino, above the western coast of Lake Garda. È a short but exposed and athletics: in più points l' excellent jagged rock allows to climb, but a passage requires a momentum due to the scarce natural couple. The route è was renovated in 2019 with a slightly modified track that avoids the old key point, but that introduces a short overhanging step of level difficult not to underestimate.

Starting point San Michele, at Gardone Riviera (crossing Brescia del Garda): from San Michele you go towards the Val di Sura to the Restaurant Colomber, at a fork. Open road signs on Google Maps. You can park at the restaurant or keep the left on a road that soon becomes dirt and then dissected (recommended to the low cars), with several wide to the locality Verghere. From the restaurant continue on the road on the left to Verghere, then on the CAI path 201, guadando due volte il torrente Barbarano (attenzione a seguire i segni CAI, talvolta ingannevoli) fino al bivio di Cascina Gemelle (950 m, 1h dal parcheggio), dove si tiene la sinistra in salita verso il Rifugio Pirlo allo Spino e la ferrata; un ripido sentiero porta al bivio segnalato per la Spigolo della Bandiera (1h 10' dal parcheggio, 1h 30' dal ristorante).

The road begins with a medium-traverse of difficult-to-grave; to the left to a vertical wall on the right side of the edge: part quite entangled, with a couple of challenging passages for the small hooks, up to a nail beyond which the edge becomes più easy and pleasantly climbable, albeit aerial (attention to the stability & agrave; of some blocks). You reach a rough terrace where to stay. On the new track 2019, from the terrace you move to the left in an exposed area, crossing on smooth rock and difficult to climb, up to good supports for the feet leading under the new key step: a overhanging wall of 4-5 meters, where two brackets help the first two meters but the rest is probably going over the cable. You get under the characteristic passage of the old track, which goes right up a wall with l' aid of a bracket, reconnecting just above all' original itinerary on the terminal crest. Quest' last stretch è exposed but not difficult, with the cable that mainly acts as a handrail; finished the equipment, the path leads to the top flag (30' from' attack, 1h 40' totali).

Short but exposed, good test bench after the first easy ferrates: vertical, with stretches free of natural or artificial hooks in which you need to pull up of arms with a certain athleticity. The rock is however good and in many ways gives idea of stability.

GPS tracks are available (GPX and KMZ); for the area is useful the map of the 4Land Alto Garda Bresciano Park.

Dal termine si segue la traccia più marcata a sinistra verso il Rifugio Pirlo (da cui il sentiero direttissimo riporta al bivio della ferrata e all'auto, 3h totali), oppure a destra verso il Passo dello Spino e poi il CAI 1 fino al bivio dell'andata (3h 30' totali); in alternativa l'ampia forestale riporta al Ristorante Colomber (4h totali).

The nearby Ferrata Ernesto Franco, an ideal time to match, was dismantled and replaced by a cliff equipped at the Pirlo refuge. Returning, you can continue towards Sentiero Sperone del Crocefisso o, towards Lake Idro, la Ferrata Crench and the neighbors ♪ e Gypsies.