Five Lakes’ Tour near Madonna di Campiglio

In one of the most beautiful landscapes worldwide, in the area of the Brenta Dolomites, you can experience the real alpine world in all its facets along a fantastic route.

The classic version of the Five Lakes Tour at Campiglio does not pass the lakes Tre Laghi, Lago Alto and Lago delle Malghette, but descends from Lake Serodoli to Lake Nero and Lake Nambino on path no. 217 to Madonna di Campiglio. Our variant is more demanding, but certainly at least equally beautiful and takes about two hours more than the classic route.

The route is comfortable to walk, but physical fitness is required, even just because of the altitude and the length of the tour. We recommend to start in the early morning and to bring along enough water. The distances between the single rest points are long.

By the Cinque Laghi Cable Car at Madonna di Campiglio we come up to the eponymous mountain hut where our hike starts on the path no. 232 towards Lake Ritorto and Lake Lambin, until Lake Serodoli.

After a short detour to Lake Gelato, at the foot of the Nambrone Pass, we follow trail no. 226B to Bocchetta dei Tre Laghi. Here we turn left onto trail no. 267, which leads us to the Tre Laghi (Three Lakes), Lago Alto, and Lago delle Malghette, the last lake of our hike.

Notes:

• At the Bocchetta dei Tre Laghi, be careful not to continues towards the via ferrata Sentiero Bozzetto to Monte Zeledria.
• The section between Bocchetta and Tre Laghi is not very well marked, and it is easy to lose the correct trail. We suggest paying close attention and following our GPX track.

From Lake delle Malghette, with its namesake refuge, we return to Madonna di Campiglio on trail no. 201, which leads towards Campo Carlo Magno.

Author: Giacomo Roccabruna