Nordic Walking

A new and healthy sport activity

Already 6 millions people all around the world do this sport, finally landed at Garda lake, the ideal area to do it thanks to the beautiful mountains and the wonderful paths characterizing the natural environment.

The Nordic Walking, a new and healthy sport activity coming from Finland, arrives finally in Garda lake. The Nordic Walking is more than a simple walk, since it makes you burn up more calories and move more muscles, carrying out a good action on the cardiovascular system. Around 20 years ago, some Finnish cross -country skis athletes decided to train in summer time walking on the green fields with the usual rockets, giving birth to this new sport. The equipment has been improving a lot and even the Nordic Walking lovers have been increasing very much in the last years. 

In Riva del Garda was set up the Anwi, the Italian Nordic Walking Association and the Nordic Walking Arco Park has been set right in Garda trentino, on the area surrounding Riva del Garda and Arco. 15 itineraries for a total of 100 km. Difficulty: blue - easy, red - medium difficulty, black - more difficult.

Name	Difficulty	km	Distance climbed
Itineraries in and around Arco
Giro punta del lago	u	15,7	92 m
Giro Ponte Romano	u	7,3	35 m
Giro delle fontane	u	10,1	315 m
Giro delle fontanelle	u	3,9	147 m
Giro de Baon	u	6,9	233 m
Giro delle Cave	u	6,0	239 m
Giro Prato Saiano	u	7,6	49 m
Giro di Laghel	u	8,5	317 m
Giro Salt de la Cavra	u	8,6	421 m
San Giovanni al Monte:
Giro dei Prai de Gom	u	6,8	167 m
Monte Velo
Giro Malga Zanga	u	3,9	166 m
Giro dei due Sassi	u	7.5	217 m
Giro delle malghe	u	8,9	250 m

The town council and tourism office of Tremosine, on the plateau above Limone, are the first in the area that have opened a Nordic Walking park that offers everyone a chance to try the new sport on five well-marked trails.

Useful addresses:

Garda trentino (Northern shore)

Associazione Nordic Walking Italia
Casella Postale n. 1 - Riva del Garda
Tel. 0464 550374   Fax 0464 560169

Wet Way Canyoning Center
Riva del Garda c/o SAILING DU LAC - Viale Rovereto, 44
c/o BRISCOLI VIAGGI - P.zza Garibaldi, 7
Meeting Point Camping Bavaria - V.le Rovereto, 100
Tel. 0464 552453 / +49 163 3942404  

Friends of Arco - Alpine Guide Service
Via Segantini, 64 - Arco
Tel. 0464 532828  


Garda Veneto (Eastern shore)

Lessinia Nordic Walking
Tel. 340-4678116


Garda Bresciano (Western shore)

Sky climber
Tremosine 
tel. 0365 917041

Cult-walking Center
Tremosine
tel. 339 1836898