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Battaglia Terme

Desert-like Ridge Walk from Monte Croce to Monte Ceva (via Sentiero delle Creste)

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Italy
Veneto
Padova
Battaglia Terme

Desert-like Ridge Walk from Monte Croce to Monte Ceva (via Sentiero delle Creste)

Hard

4.6

(211)

815

hikers

Desert-like Ridge Walk from Monte Croce to Monte Ceva (via Sentiero delle Creste)

02:12

5.67km

250m

Hiking

Desert-like ridge walk with prickly pear cacti growing on ancient volcanic rock faces.

Last updated: September 16, 2025

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.24 km for 271 m

Waypoints

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1

322 m

Ruins of Monte Croce

Highlight • Historical Site

2

1.48 km

Around the Euganean Hills Park there are several

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2.47 km

4

3.33 km

A path with the presence of prickly pear plants, very beautiful to see but which must also be paid particular attention to.

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5

3.63 km

This path is an absolute highlight. However, it is only suitable for the ascent! Good footwear and alpine experience are important. The effort is worth it - with outstanding views …

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6

3.73 km

Monte Ceva Summit Cross

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Beautiful peak with a wonderful 360 degree panorama. Path not to be underestimated in the last stretch, it is recommended to have appropriate shoes (avoid slippers, papusses or moccasins). To …

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4.72 km

Mount Gnoccozzo

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Lying softly in the bucolic setting of the Padua countryside, Monte Gnoccozzo is certainly a special place. Why is it enchanting?

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4.95 km

Mount Spinefrasse

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The Ceva–Spinefrasse Mountains group in the Euganean Hills, located between Battaglia Terme and Montegrotto Terme, forms an amphitheater of hills with a unique appearance. With peaks reaching 255 meters, it …

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5.67 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.94 km

1.58 km

644 m

271 m

209 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.85 km

1.54 km

204 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Saturday 18 July

32°C

19°C

28 %

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Comments

November 20, 2022,Escursione Monte Ceva
Nice solo tour done clockwise perhaps the most beautiful tour if done counterclockwise starting from the Camper area taking path 15 then always follow path 29 for the entire tour, very beautiful and overhanging ridge passages volcanic landscape and Mediterranean plants such as aloe and prickly pears nice to repeat..

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Path for expert hikers, to be tackled with suitable shoes. It has an exposed section equipped with a rope.

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A 3-hour circular hike with little elevation gain (300m) on the hills above Battaglia Terme, on the south-eastern edge of the Euganean Hills.
The route consists of a more or less flat stretch up to the start of trail 29, where the climb to Mount Ceva begins, offering a splendid 360-degree view of the Euganean Hills, the town of Abano, …

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Path of Monte Ceva, Monte Spinefrasse and Monte Croce

The group composed of the Ceva–Spinefrasse mountains is one of the most interesting of the Euganean Hills. Located between the municipalities of Battaglia Terme and Montegrotto Terme, it appears from the eastern plain as a semicircular amphitheater of hills, whose peaks do not exceed 255 meters in height. The importance of …

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