Lago Calamone, Monte Ventasso
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Lake·Easy·Family·Hidden gem

Lago Calamone, Monte Ventasso

Emilia-Romagna

The Calamone sits at about 1,400 m in a hollow scooped by ice below the pyramid of Monte Ventasso, its still water backed by beech and the odd wind-bent conifer. A near-level path circles it in half an hour; the Ventasso summit and the ridge to Cerreto Laghi make longer options.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
5 km
Elevation
+200 m
Best season
May – October

Parking · Free

Free parking at the Lago Calamone / Ventasso Laghi road-head.

Water

Spring by the lake; the water is not for drinking.

Highlights

  • Ice-scooped lake below Monte Ventasso
  • Half-hour level shore loop
  • Longer routes to the Ventasso summit

With your dog

Off-leash tolerated on the meadow around the lake away from grazing.