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Best Lake Hikes in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol

14 routes in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 9.8 km and 341 m (1,119 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 21.6 km.

That is 2 percent of the 720 routes we map in Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol. The climbing is steeper too: 341 m (1,119 ft) on average versus 262 m (860 ft) across the wider area.

Lake routes give you a natural halfway point, somewhere to swim in summer, and the calmest reflections of the whole week if you get there before the wind picks up. The mix is broad: 7 are rated easy and 5 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Hard

7-Seen-Tour

Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Distance
19.7 km
/ 12.2 mi
Elevation gain
433 m
Typical duration
4 hr 54 min
  • Lake

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
14 - Weg 15 (Grasstein) => Puntleider Alm - Puntleider See => Weg 15 (Traminer Scharte)Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol6.0 km133 m1 hr 27 minEasyOctober to May
14A - Penser Joch => Puntleider Joch => Puntleider SeeTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol9.4 km207 m2 hr 16 minModerateOctober to May
3B - Franzensfeste => Vahrner SeeTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol3.5 km78 m51 minEasyOctober to May
TransLagorai - Tappa 3 variante Lago BuseTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol4.0 km88 m58 minEasyOctober to May
7-Seen-TourTrentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol19.7 km433 m4 hr 54 minHardOctober to May
Cammino dei Sette Laghi - tappa 1Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol12.9 km858 m3 hr 58 minHardOctober to May
Cammino dei Sette Laghi - tappa 2Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol18.1 km558 m4 hr 41 minHardOctober to May
Cammino dei Sette Laghi - tappa 3Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol18.4 km1,176 m5 hr 42 minHardOctober to May
Cammino dei Sette Laghi - tappa 4Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol21.6 km522 m5 hr 28 minHardOctober to May
Cammino dei Sette Laghi - tappa 5Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol12.1 km457 m3 hr 13 minModerateOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with 14 - Weg 15 (Grasstein) => Puntleider Alm - Puntleider See => Weg 15 (Traminer Scharte), 14A - Penser Joch => Puntleider Joch => Puntleider See, TransLagorai - Tappa 3 variante Lago Buse. 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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