Agola Valley, Brenta Dolomites, Trentino.

Agola Valley
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Agola Valley

This is a lateral valley of the Rendena Valley. It runs from north to south from the Vivaio Brenta nursery to the slopes of the Monte Sabion and Palon dei Mughi peaks, at which point the Nardis Valley starts, wending its way eastwards. The Agola Valley (“agola” probably means “aquila” or eagle) is bounded in the east by the Crozzon di Val d’Agola and Cima Prà dei Camosci peaks; the Fracingli peaks separate it from the Brenta Valley. The main tourist attraction is Lake Valagola.This is a small lake on the western slopes of the Brenta group, lying at the end of a clearing bound by the River Tosa and by Monte Sabion. Its wates contain rainbow trout and minnow. The valley has a highly-prized wood (called Cantino) which has been managed over the centuries by the Regole, a local independent administrative body.

Lake Valagola and the Agola Valley

Starting point	Val d'Agola car park (m.1320)
Connections with public transport	S.Antonio Mavignola- Autolinee Atesina
By motor vehicle	not permitted
Nearest refuges or bivouacs	Rifugio ai Dodici Apostoli
Main itineraries	12 Apostoli Refuge on path 324 and 307
worthseing	Valagola Lake
Difference in height	mt 2489- 12 Apostoli Refuge
Maximum height	mt 1170

Table of times between points and heights: car park Valagola -ai 12 Apostoli Refuge , path 324 e 307

area height time between areas time from start notes, route variations

car park Val Agola 1320 0 0 SEE MAP

Lago di Valagola 1595 60 1 -

Piano di Nardis , fork 324,307 1822 40 1,40 -

Rifugio ai 12 Apostoli 2489 100 3,20 -

This is an access itinerary without any particular difficulty: after the fork on the Pian di Nardis plain the path goes past the scree on the Tovo Randolan peak and winds its way up a series of rock steps called the Scala Santa or “holy steps” as far as the Refuge.