Cherle Tour
Hiking trail • Alpe Cimbra Folgaria Lavarone Luserna
Cherle Tour
<p>The Cherle ridge, between the upper Val d'Astico and the Fiorentini plateau, is known for the Austro-Hungarian fortress that occupies its summit and of which the ruins remain today. Although damaged by the work of salvage workers and the removal of metal by means of mines in 1936, the fort - which the Austro-Hungarians called Werk Sebastiano - still stands today in all its extension and grandeur. All around it are extensive pastures and a lush spruce forest.</p>
<p>The beauty of this route lies in its destination, in Forte Cherle, from the roof of which there is a wide panorama of the eastern part of the Alpe Cimbra, Mount Cornetto and Bècco di Filadonna. It also lies in the characteristic village of Tézzeli, in the hydraulic sawmill of Mein, in the area of San Fermo (the vanished village) and in the remains of the Great War (1914-1918) that can be visited in the vicinity of the Fort: the well-known Scala dell'Imperatore (Emperor's Stairs), the former military cemetery and the remains of the military hospital of Val Fredda.</p>
