Places
Lake·Hard·Scenic·Hidden gem

Riserva delle Agoraie, Val d'Aveto

Liguria

High on the flank of Monte Aiona, the Agoraie are a handful of small tarns in an integral nature reserve. The cold water of Lago delle Agoraie di Sopra has preserved a raft of ancient bog-pine trunks on its bed. Access is on foot only, on a single waymarked route from the Rifugio Devoto area.

Duration
5 hours
Distance
12 km
Elevation
+550 m
Best season
June – September

Parking · Free

Free parking at the Rifugio Caserme / Devoto road end above Rezzoaglio.

Water

Streams on the approach; no drinking water at the reserve.

Highlights

  • Submerged 3,000-year-old pine trunks
  • Glacial tarns on Monte Aiona
  • Strict integral nature reserve

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome; a strict reserve, stay exactly on the marked path.