Places
Lake·Moderate·Scenic·Hidden gem
Lago della Vecchia, Valle Cervo
Piedmont
From the road end at the Bocchetto Sessera side of the Valle Cervo, an old mule track paved with granite slabs zig-zags up through mossy beechwood to a dark tarn cupped under Monte Mars. Rifugio Rivetti sits just above it for a longer day.
Duration
4–5 hours
Distance
9 km
Elevation
+700 m
Best season
June – October
Parking · Free
Free parking at the Piedicavallo trailhead in the upper Valle Cervo.
Water
Streams along the climb are drinkable with care; none at the lake shore itself.
Highlights
- Historic stone-slab mule track
- Tarn under the Monte Mars cliffs
- Rifugio Rivetti extension
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome; stone-pitched mule track, sure-footed dogs fine.
