Trodo dei Fiori botanical trail to Forcella Cavallara

Starting point: Brocon Pass Hiking time: 2 hours Easy hike, marked with SAT 396, along which you can admire many floral species. A section of the trail follows wartime mule tracks built by the Alpine troops of the Valcismon Battalion in the spring of 1915.

Path No. 396 “Trodo dei Fiori” is a fascinating itinerary, about 6.5 km long with a difference in altitude of 400 m, which connects the ancient military roads between Col del Bòia and Pizzo degli Uccelli, creating an enchanting botanical-themed path. Created in 1980 by Rino Ballerin, a doctor from Castello Tesino, the route offers a pleasant experience through flowery meadows and woods, where you can admire 300 different species of plants; this variety is due to the proximity of the route to the Valsugana Tectonic Line, a geological formation that passes at the height of the nearby Forcella Cavallara and which separates the oldest granite formations of Cima d’Asta (N) from the more recent carbonate formations (S). Along the entire itinerary there are numerous information tables that illustrate the distinctive characteristics of the environments crossed and the many floral species that can be encountered, depending on the altitude and orientation. This walk, suitable for anyone with a minimum of hiking experience (very short, slightly exposed, equipped section), is usually done from spring to late autumn, with the best period – to admire the maximum flowering from which the path (“tródo”) takes its name – between June and July. The walk begins at Passo Brocón (1,616 m above sea level), climbing the military mule track of Path No. 396 “Trodo dei Fiori” towards Col del Bòia; after a few turns, after crossing a large pasture, the mule track approaches Col delle Bène, the wide saddle that connects Pizzo degli Uccelli to Col del Bòia, thus arriving, after just over 1.5 km, a few meters before reaching the crest, at the crossroads with the variant of the main path (Path No. 796A “Trodo dei Fiori Basso”, 1,887 m above sea level), which you take on the left following the well-marked track of the road that continues almost at altitude towards the W, crossing the steep southern slopes of Col della Bòia. The route continues along the road that, just before 2,000 m above sea level, takes on three hairpin bends that lead directly to the saddle to the E of Col del Bòia, where it reconnects with Trail No. 396. From the saddle (2,042 m above sea level) it is possible to make a small detour and climb to the top of Col del Bòia (2,066 m above sea level), where – in addition to being able to observe caves and military posts from the Great War – you can enjoy a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains, including the Rava Group, the Feltre Dolomites, Monte Agaro and the mountains of Valsugana, in addition to the Lagorai Group. The return to Passo Brocón takes place on Trail No. 396, on the thin aerial ridge of Col del Bòia, crossed by trenches from the Great War, with a wide all-round view of the surrounding peaks. Once you reach the Col delle Bène, the trail takes you back to the fork with the previously taken variant, from which you follow the path you took on the way out to the Brocón Pass. https://primierohiking.com/hikes/trodo-dei-fiori-del-brocon-it/

Quiet hike not too demanding with great views.