Pedenosso Valdidentro among churches, peaks and trails
Accommodation in Pedenosso Valdidentro
Above a rock formation in Pedenosso stands the Church of Saints Martino and Urbano. From there, it dominates the panorama of the valley.
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Churches and historical traces
The architecture of the Church of Saints Martino and Urbano in Pedenosso suggests that San Martino was originally a fortified church.
The Church of Saint Anthony the Great contains frescoes of the four Evangelists and a statue of the saint on the central altar. In S. Antonio, Pedenosso, it was built in 1704 to ward off a place associated with local legends about witches, Roma people and other unexplained phenomena.
Another church stands in Pradelle, Pedenosso: the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua was inaugurated in 1999. A painting there preserves the symbolic connection to an earlier church that was destroyed. The churches in S. Antonio and Pradelle bear different names of Anthony: Anthony the Great and Anthony of Padua.
In the wider regional surroundings of Pedenosso are the Abbey of Saint John and the Abbey of Monte Maria. Thus, the view extends from the churches in Pedenosso to other religious buildings in the region.
Peaks and the Sentiero Viola
Monte delle Scale is located in the immediate surroundings of Pedenosso. The peaks around Pedenosso also include Corne di Radisca, Il Corno and Punta Lago Nero.
The name Sentiero Viola comes from the stream of the same name that crosses the valley.
The Sentiero Viola is a more than 10-kilometre-long cycling and walking path from Semogo to Bormio and is accessible to everyone. For planning a day trip, the start in Semogo, the destination in Bormio and the route length can be used directly as a basis.
The Sentiero Viola therefore focuses on the connection between two places and its shared use as a cycling and walking path; the AVBM Classic, by contrast, is described as a mountain bike circuit with a detailed sequence of surfaces and climbs.
Mountain bike routes and surfaces
On the AVBM Classic mountain bike circuit, the first 5 kilometres run on asphalt. After a total of 7 kilometres, the climb towards Pedenosso Alto–S. Antonio begins; the gravel road starts after that.
The five kilometres of asphalt and the climb after a total of seven kilometres form the first fixed reference points for route planning.
After the highest point on the Decauville gravel road, the AVBM Classic continues for around 8 kilometres towards Arnoga. This section follows a wide, mostly flat gravel path.
The AVBM Classic therefore transitions from asphalt via the climb and the subsequent gravel road to a wide, mostly flat section of path towards Arnoga.
Other places in the wider region: Torre Di Santa Maria, Valdidentro, Santa Caterina Valfurva, Bianzone, Stazzona, Caspoggio, Valfurva and Bormio.
To the main travel overview: Sondrio.
