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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Italy

We track 412 routes that match this search in Italy. They average 4.8 km and 419 m (1,375 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 82.2 km.

That is 3 percent of the 12,574 routes we map in Italy. They are shorter than the local average, 4.8 km against 9.0 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.

High pasture walking sits above the treeline, at its best in early summer when the meadows are in flower. The mix is broad: 169 are rated easy and 77 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Hard

P14 - Pogallo - Cima Marsicce

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,400 m
Typical duration
3 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

JK21

Friuli – Venezia Giulia · Italy

Distance
32.2 km
/ 20.0 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
7 hr 18 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alpe Varola - Corte Morgin

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Coastal
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sentiero Barbarossa

Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano · Emilia-Romagna

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Coastal
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Cadino - Lago della Vacca

Parco Regionale dell'Adamello · Lombardy

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK18

Friuli – Venezia Giulia · Italy

Distance
23.5 km
/ 14.6 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 14 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK19

Friuli – Venezia Giulia · Italy

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 40 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

X01 - La strà di vacch

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK15

Friuli – Venezia Giulia · Italy

Distance
27.4 km
/ 17.0 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
6 hr 8 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

JK22

Friuli – Venezia Giulia · Italy

Distance
18.9 km
/ 11.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 8 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Alta Via della Valsassina - Tappa 3

Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche · Lombardy

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
925 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bocca Fobia - Malga Denervo

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
520 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Giro dell'Alpe Neel

Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche · Lombardy

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Malga Denervo

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
455 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Montoffo

Parco Regionale dell'Adamello · Lombardy

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Piazzolo

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
245 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Pom del Pim

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Prà Pia

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
110 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga Prà di Toni

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
230 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Malga di Fobia, Pra Pia

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
205 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

P09 - Cicogna - Ponte Velina

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

P13 - Alpe Pogallo - Alpe Leciurt

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
566 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

P16 - Alpe Scaredi - Pizzo Stagno

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
428 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Polsone, Malga Ciapa

Parco alto Garda bresciano · Lombardy

Distance
14.3 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,345 m
Typical duration
5 hr
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ponte di Frera - Malga Nembra

Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi · Lombardy

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
430 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
P14 - Pogallo - Cima MarsicceVal Grande National Park5.2 km1,400 m3 hr 10 minHardOctober to May
P14NS - Cima Marsicce: la cresta in discesa fino al prato alla baseVal Grande National Park1.1 km24 m16 minEasyOctober to May
X08 - Sentiero BOVE tratto dai Prati di Ghina a Cavrua, Pogallo e CicognaVal Grande National Park7.5 km100 m1 hr 42 minModerateOctober to May
JK21Friuli – Venezia Giulia32.2 km45 m7 hr 18 minHardOctober to May
Alpe Varola - Corte MorginVal Grande National Park2.2 km150 m41 minEasyOctober to May
Sentiero BarbarossaParco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano2.2 km80 m35 minEasyOctober to May
Edolo (Malga Stain) - Monte Aviolo (Innesto Sentiero 34)Parco Regionale dell'Adamello2.2 km49 m32 minEasyOctober to May
X06 - Orfalecchio - Alpe Rodugno - Bocchetta di Saltir - Alpe CorteVal Grande National Park3.0 km1,050 m2 hr 12 minHardOctober to May
Alta Via dell'Adamello-Tappa 9 (Occhi-Malga Stain-Edolo)Parco Regionale dell'Adamello12.6 km830 m3 hr 52 minHardOctober to May
Malga Cadino - Lago della VaccaParco Regionale dell'Adamello6.0 km132 m1 hr 27 minEasyOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with P14 - Pogallo - Cima Marsicce, X08 - Sentiero BOVE tratto dai Prati di Ghina a Cavrua, Pogallo e Cicogna, P14NS - Cima Marsicce: la cresta in discesa fino al prato alla base. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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