Sardagna waterfall, Natural waterfall near Trento, Italy

Sardagna waterfall begins near the cemetery and cemetery church of Sardagna and drops 174 metres to the San Nicolò district of Ravina, on the edge of Trento. From there the small stream runs about 300 metres further and flows into the Adige. The fall is visible from almost every point of Trento, and it appears on the coat of arms of the former municipality and of the noble Sardagna family.

The waterfall appears on the coat of arms of the former municipality of Sardagna and of the noble Sardagna family. In 1921, seepage at near-zero temperatures built an ice cone 20 metres high at the fall.

The waterfall appears on the coat of arms of the former municipality of Sardagna and of the noble Sardagna family. A local legend tells of a shepherd who fell from a wall on Monte Bondone; his searching wife found him dead and her weeping created the cascade.

Access starts at the gate left of the abandoned Sigismondo Thun farm (about 240 m a.s.l.) in San Nicolò; if it is closed, ring the intercom. Beyond it, follow the stream on its left bank up through the vineyard, where the trail begins near the beehives. The rough path climbs about an hour to a ledge behind the waterfall; return the same way.

In 1921, seepage at near-zero temperatures built an ice cone 20 metres high at the fall. The waterfall also appears on the coat of arms of the former municipality and of the noble Sardagna family. A legend tells of a shepherd who fell from a wall on Monte Bondone; his searching wife found him dead and her weeping created the cascade.