La Ferrata Susatti a Cima Capi è a facile street and very panoramic above Lake Garda, in Valle di Ledro (province of Trento). Undifficultà techniques of relief but with good exposure, è l’ ideal for those who have già mountain experience but wants to approach the equipped paths. L’ environment, overlooking the lake and rich in traces of the Great War, makes it a journey of great historical interest.
The starting point è the village of Biacesa, 4 km from Riva del Garda: from Riva follow the tunnels towards Val di Ledro and, exit from the second, you reach Biacesa; you take via dei Dazi to the right and, at the end of the road, still to the right. L’ excursion begins at the playground of Biacesa, where però non è più allowed to park for non-residents: you need to look for a parking place nearby (open the starting point on Google Maps). From Biacesa follow the path CAI 470 (Sentiero dei Bech) to halfway east along the Gec Valley, ignoring the deviation to the left for the Route Attrezzato delle Laste (use as a return). Between climbs and Mediterranean vegetation (fields, olive trees) and some easy rocks you will reach a crossroads where you ignore the CAI 405 (scende to Riva) and climb towards l’ attack, reached after an easy fireplace (1h 15′ from parking).
At the red plate there are some unequipped rocks, besides which the wire rope helps to overcome some rocky jumps in a fireplace. Exit in the ridge rises with increasing exposure, but without difficulty;, on well-calibnate plates where è possible proceed in climbing without relying continuously on the cable. A plaque with a couple of brackets leads to the ridge wire: continue on the right side in strong exposure, always without challenging passages, going up massive and small equipped walls, with Lake Garda behind. L’ the only passage of difficult-and-grave media; consists of the ’ add a large boulder on an exposed traverse, looking for l’appiglio over the edge; supersededed this section, an easy chimney and some short vertical passages put on the path leading to the summit of Cima Capi (909 m, 1h 15′.
Classified Easy (F), with all the parameters of totaltà on 2/5: the progression è simple but l’ è good, great for taking confidence with l’ equipped environment. Harness obligators, hardware kits and helmet.
Thanks to the modest share it is possible to travel most of the year and is particularly pleasant in the half seasons. The path signs are great. Check the weather and, in summer, avoid the hottest hours given exposure to the sun.
From the summit you descend on the opposite side to the uphill slope, along an easy ridge path at the trenches of the Great War and a pitch for helicopters; in 15 minutes you reach a crossroads. A left continues the Path Attrezzato Foletti, which leads to the Bivacco Arcioni, to the Church of San Giovanni and then to Biacesa (1h 30′ from Cima Capi, 4 hours overall); from Bivacco Arcioni can be arranged ograve; alternatively go down the più difficult Sentiero delle Laste, which starts on the CAI 470 route Dritto continues the Path Treated Susatti until Bocca d’Enzima (about 1 hour), with not difficult equipped strokes; hence the CAI 404 to Rocchetta Giochello and then the CAI 417 report to Biacesa with a long ring (3 hours from Cima Capi, 5h 30 &8242; overall).
You can combine the Path Attrezzato Foletti and the Path of the Laste downhill; from Bivacco Arcioni, energies allowing, the climb to Cima Rocca with the easy hardware. Nearby the Friendship Ferrata in Cima Sat; going up to Trento la Ferrata in Castel Drena and easy Colods and Cavre Path.
- Approach1:15 h
- Duration1:15 h
- Total itinerary4:00 h
- Hardware level difference315 m
- Route difference490 m
- Maximum altitude907 m
- Length8,1 Km
































