This challenging and rewarding trek is characterized by constant verticality, the roar of waterfalls and torrents, and awe-inspiring scenery. The trek culminates in an arrival at a glacial alpine lake.
You can reach Val di Lares from Val Genova.
The excursion starts at Malga Genova, where you take path SAT 214 in front of the Park Information Centre, just before the village of Ponte Rosso.
The route climbs steeply alongside the Lares waterfalls, where violent bursts of water break with great force on the rocks below, creating beautiful rainbows.
These waterfalls are fed by Lake Lares, which was formed recently when the Vedretta di Lares glacier retreated. The glacier descends the valley alongside the Rio Lares stream.
The valley owes its name to the abundance of larches ("laras" in the local dialect), which in autumn turn a golden colour of indescribable beauty in autumn.
The path is impassable, especially in the first section, which climbs a few hundred metres before proceeding on a steep slope to Malga di Lares. Here, a long flat section begins. After the plateau, the path ascends again, offering magnificent views of the Adamello glacier, to Lake Lares, located below Carè Alto.
Continue your journey on La Via delle Valli, where you can choose to explore any of the 50 proposed valleys. Find out more at: www.campigliodolomiti.it/laviadellevalli.
You will find signs and stamps in the valleys from July 2025.
THE NEIGHBOURING VALLEYS:
From Val di Lares you can reach:
- Val Siniciaga. There are two possible routes:
A. Go up to the bridge just before Malga Lares and turn left towards Monte Rocca. There are remains of the Great War on the pass. From there, you can go down to Val Siniciaga and Val Genova, which is the entrance to the valley.
B. Once you reach Lake Lares, continue towards Lake Busa del Morto, then Lake Pozzoni (signpost 214). After Pozzoni, follow path n.215 to Passo degli Altar, and then on to Val Siniciaga and Val Genova, the entrance to the valley.
- Val di Borzago. When you reach Lake Lares, continue towards Lake Busa del Morto, Lake Pozzoni and Rifugio Carè Alto (signpost 214). From here, take the steep path n.213 down to Val di Borzago.
- Valle San Valentino. When you reach Lake Lares, continue towards Lake Busa del Morto, Lake Pozzoni and Rifugio Carè Alto (path 214). From here, follow path 222 (Sentiero della Pace, the Path of Peace), reach Bocca di Conca and then descend along path 224, first to Valle Dosson, then to Valletta Bassa and finally to Valle di San Valentino.
