The most adrenaline-pumping Tibetan bridges in Trentino
From Val di Rabbi to the woods of Paneveggio: 3...suspension bridges
Here it is, in front of you! Suspended in the air, tens of metres high, surrounded by nature: it is the Tibetan bridge. Let’s take a leap in time and space to understand its name. More precisely, in the Himalayas, in 1400 when, as legend has it, a Tibetan monk had almost sixty bridges built between Tibet and Bhutan, to connect difficult passages among peaks.
To feel the adrenaline of crossing a suspension bridge, however, you don’t need to go to the Far East, since there are three Tibetan bridges in Trentino. They are walkways surrounded by woods, suspended in mid-air over waterfalls and streams. They are held by 3 intertwining steel cables: 2 for the hands and 1 for the feet. A structure that, by balancing the tension load among the cables, allows reducing the bridge oscillation.
Steel beams have been installed on the cables for the feet to facilitate the crossing while the side protections are very high, to ensure a safe transit. Indeed, crossing the Tibetan bridges in Trentino is not technically challenging, and that is why they are accessible even to the youngest hikers... as long as they do not suffer from vertigo!
Bridge over the Ragaiolo waterfall
A walk of about half an hour takes you to the mouth of the Ragaiolo bridge, in Val di Rabbi. You have clear view of the waterfall that gives the name to the suspended walkway. You are about 60 metres above ground, but fear nothing: the path along the bridge is safe and also suitable for children.
Bridge in Val Noana
70 metres long, almost 30 high: it is the Tibetan bridge in Val di Noana, in the San Martino di Castrozza area. Anchored to the rock wall, it can also be traveled by cyclists. A few minutes’ walk from the bridge, you will also find the adventurous path for canyoning.
Bridge over the Travignolo creek
The Marciò trail winds through the majestic Paneveggio forest, between the Lagorai chain and Pale di San Martino. The loop is easy and accessible also to visitors with disabilities, provided that they are accompanied. And it is in its last stretch that you cross the spectacular suspension bridge over the Travignolo creek.
