Itinerary around the Valmaron Alpine Huts

HOW TO GET TO THE STARTING POINT

From Asiago we can easily reach Valmaron by car in about 35 minutes . Crossing the municipalities of Gallio and then Foza, passing over the highest viaduct in Italy, which with its 175 meters of height from spring to autumn hosts the Bungee Jumping Valgadena, shortly after Stoner you follow the left in the direction of Valmaron and Centro Fondo Enego. Once you arrive at the parking lot of the Enego 2000 ski area, you can park your car near the Chalet Valmaron hut.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

From here, leave the paved road to take the dirt road on the left for a few minutes that leads to Malga I Lotto Valmaron. Before reaching the hut, after passing the mountain pasture pool, we take the small road on the left indicated with the signs of the circuit "La Via delle Prealpi". So let's start our hiking itinerary that will develop in a ring for about 10 km in a clockwise direction, mostly on a dirt road with a clearly visible track. Once we reach the summit of our itinerary, keeping to the right we can quickly descend on a fairly steep track towards the starting point. However, it is advisable to keep the main road for a few more minutes, also indicated as route C7 of the Via delle Prealpi until the junction to be taken on the right downhill, no longer following the C7 route.

After about 45 minutes of walking from the start, immersed in a dense forest of spruce and beech, a large and suggestive clearing will open up and we will reach Malga IV Lotto Valmaron, also known by the name of Malga Campetti, from the homonymous locality that we are crossing. The herd is guarded by "anti-wolf" dogs; Both the herd and the dogs should never be disturbed, keeping appropriate behaviors, as also indicated on the signs in the area. Leaving the hut on our left, we take the access road to it, the rich pastures of the hut will immediately give way to the forest, at least in this area fortunately escaped the devastating fury of cyclone Vaia in October 2018, effects that are still evident continuing the itinerary.

After about twenty minutes along the dirt road that descends from the hut, we will come to a clear crossroads; We will have to continue to the right slightly uphill. Coming out of the woods we will meet the gathering that gives life to the pastures of Valmaron and after a wide hairpin bend we will cross the Valmaron/Marcesina asphalt road, we will continue to the right and after leaving the beautiful Malga III Lotto Valmaron further downstream and having passed the Centro Fondo Enego and the Valmaron Refuge, we will return to our starting point, ending our hike in about 3 hours and with an elevation gain of 350 meters.

For a regenerating break with lunch in a mountain hut based on cheeses and typical mountain products , we recommend a stop along the way at Malga III Lotto Valmaron or on the way back at Malga 7 Caliere/I Lotto Valmaron, both beautiful and welcoming.

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PHOTO GALLERY OF THE ITINERARY MALGA I LOTTO VALMARON - 7 CALIERE