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Although Ancient Way No. 3 is not particularly hard, it takes a long time to cover it all (about 7 hours). So it is better to complete this hike over two days and stay overnight in the refuge, in the Cima Rest barns or in the Moerna campsite and use the other paths in the Valley for the return trip. The starting point is the car park near the houses in Moerna (Valvestino) at 992m, near the S. Rocco Tourist Centre. Take the paved road next to the cemetery (CAI trail marker no. 76). At the end of this road, go right onto the cart road that will in about 30 minutes take you through an enchanting beech wood and on to Bocca Cocca (1327m). An easy mule track (CAI trail marker no. 75) goes amongst the rocks and meanders of the crest, leading to Bocca di Valle (1392m), passing close to the crown along the way. Bocca di Valle commands magnificent vistas which, on clear days, include partial views of Lake Garda, Lake d'Idro and the woods of the Valvestino. In just over an hour you then reach Bocca di Cablone (1755m), where you go onto a road built for military purposes. You can see the numerous tunnels of the army posts dug into the rock. Leaving to your right the ruins of an old army camp and an abandoned cableway, you come out onto the grassy plateau near Malga Tombea (1825m). A few dozen yards past the malga, turn right (CAI trail marker no. 66) to descend through the meadows towards the Rest highland. After about 20 minutes the cart road becomes a path and soon after goes in and out of the brush. Army bunkers dug into the rock; trenches and strategic posts made of brickwork or dug into the ground; see and explore the ruins of a cableway’s upper station. Look to the north to observe what was once part of the Austro-Hungarian empire of which the Valvestino was the border. In the distance, you will see the mountain peaks which form the present-day border with Austria.