Challenging and highly rewarding trekking characterized by constant steepness, powerful waters of waterfalls and streams, evocative scenery, and arrival at the alpine lake of glacial origin.
Val di Lares is accessed via Val Genova.
The excursion starts from Malga Genova, where you take the SAT trail 214, opposite the park info point, just before the locality Ponte Rosso.
The itinerary rises steeply alongside the Lares Waterfalls which, with powerful water leaps, crash forcefully on the rocks below forming wonderful rainbows.
The waterfalls are fed by Lake Lares, recently formed by the retreat of the Lares glacier, which runs down the valley along the Rio Lares.
The valley takes its name from the abundant presence of larches ("laras" in dialect) which in autumn assume indescribable golden colors.
It is a demanding trail, especially in the first section that climbs a ledge of a few hundred meters and continues with a steep slope up to Malga di Lares where a long flat section begins. After the plateau you start climbing again in a magnificent and open environment over rocks framed by the Adamello glacier up to Lake Lares, located below Carè Alto.
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Attention: The valley currently does not have the final stamp.
NEAREST VALLEYS:
- Val Siniciaga, Val Genova
Two options: A. At the bridge before Malga Lares, turn towards Monte Rocca. From here, descend into Val Siniciaga and then continue into Val Genova. B. From Lago di Lares, follow SAT trail 214 towards Lago di Busa del Morto and then Lago dei Pozzoni. Continue along SAT trail 218, then SAT trail 215 to Passo Altar, and from here descend into Val Siniciaga and Val Genova. - Val di Borzago
From Lago di Lares, follow SAT trail 214 towards Lago di Busa del Morto, Lago dei Pozzoni and Rifugio Carè Alto. From here, take SAT trail 213 into Val di Borzago. - Valle di San Valentino, Valle Dosson, Valletta Bassa
From Lago di Lares, follow SAT trail 214 towards Lago di Busa del Morto and Lago dei Pozzoni, then SAT trail 218A and SAT trail 215 to Rifugio Carè Alto. From here, follow SAT trail 222 (Sentiero della Pace) to Bocca di Conca, then SAT trail 224 through Valle Dosson and Valletta Bassa, continuing into Valle di San Valentino.
