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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill – Valley of the Paper Mills loop from Cecina

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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill – Valley of the Paper Mills loop from Cecina

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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill – Valley of the Paper Mills loop from Cecina

03:02

9.10km

430m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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View of Monte Castello di Gaino

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The view towards Monte Castello di Gaino offers a spectacular panorama, with its limestone walls that fall towards Lake Garda. A place rich in history and ideal for an excursion, …

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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill

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About a km above the main road along the course of the Torrente Toscolano river there are ruins of paper mills, some of which date back to the 16th century. …

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Valley of the Paper Mills

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Interesting place surrounded by nature with an important meaning in history because it retraces the steps of an ancient era that gave a living to many families in the valley …

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Maina Superiore Ruins

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A really beautiful place

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Ruins of the Former Paper Manufacturer's Villa

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Villa of a former paper manufacturer, which unfortunately is gradually falling into disrepair.

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View of Valle delle Cartiere Waterfall

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The valley is very worth seeing...

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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill (Fabbrica di Carta)

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Great hike that requires a good level of fitness. Hiking shoes are absolutely important.

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Church of San Michele with view of Lake Garda

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Great view of Lake Garda

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.50 km

3.18 km

1.24 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

3.33 km

2.54 km

1.51 km

1.40 km

253 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 24 August

26°C

19°C

78 %

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Comments

October 4, 2024,In das Papiermühlental Toscolano-Maderno

We started the tour into the Paper Mill Valley from the car park (free, access via dirt road) of the Museo della Carta (we went to the highly recommended museum after the hike because we wanted to leave our backpacks in the car, nice bar). The route goes slightly uphill on wide paths, many former paper factory buildings in the …

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April 26, 2023,Breve camminata alla Valle delle Cartiere e a Gaino (Toscolano)

Unfortunately the route to Navazzo is interrupted in the Cartiere valley due to landslides.

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June 14, 2024,🌿🏞️ Valle delle Cartiere … auf Spurensuche durch das Tal der 🏚️ Papierfabriken

It was a wonderful, almost wildly romantic hike that took me past witnesses of traditional paper production in a very interesting way. The impressive waterfall is also worth mentioning. As I passed the remains of the factories, I was able to find information on boards about the former paper production from rags, even in German. The Museo della Carta at …

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June 1, 2022,Papiermühlental Toscolano-Maderno

Beautiful hike through the picturesque paper mill valley Toscolano-Maderno.
The history of this is very worth knowing. May those interested google them themselves.
There is a museum in the valley where the ruins of the former 60 paper mills still stand. Currently 7 € and mask duty. Nice place also in the cafe, where there are small dishes and cakes. …

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August 13, 2022,Papierfabrik – Dorfkirche Gaino Rondje vanuit Maderno

Nice and round through the history of the paper industry and through the village. Climbing is quite tough but doable with mountain boots

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July 27, 2022,Papierfabriken – Gaino / Runde von Maderno

Beautiful round starting from the parking lot at the Ponte Vecchio - the Caffe Ponte Vecchio located there is worth a stop before + after - it goes the well-described path into the valley of the old paper factories (the GPS failed after about 1km and had a good signal after about 2km, i.e. the route is of course wrong …

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August 1, 2022,Rundwanderung Papiermühltal von Maderno

A very beautiful valley through which I would have liked to have walked longer. Unfortunately, the well-developed path ends north at a gate to private property.

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Ruins of the Old Paper Mill – Valley of the Paper Mills loop from Cecina

View of Monte Castello di Gaino

Ruins of the Old Paper Mill

Valley of the Paper Mills

Maina Superiore Ruins

Ruins of the Former Paper Manufacturer's Villa

View of Valle delle Cartiere Waterfall

Ruins of the Old Paper Mill (Fabbrica di Carta)

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