Lago di Erdemolo in the Mòcheni valley
An alpine lake in the Lagorai, in a little-visited valley where people still speak a language all their own.
- Difficulty
- E Hiking
- Length
- 6.4 km
- Elevation gain
- +470 m / −470 m
- Time
- 3 hours round trip
- Route
- Out and back
- Altitude
- 1529–2011 m
- Season
- Summer Autumn
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The story
The Mòcheni valley (Bersntol) is home to a German-speaking community that arrived in the Middle Ages: Mòcheno is protected as a minority language. At Palù del Fersina silver and copper were mined from the 15th century, and you can learn about the miners in an old tunnel open to visitors.
Why go
Because it is a part of Trentino almost no one knows, with a mountain lake that rewards a short climb.
Practical information
- Start
- Frotten, Palù del Fersina
- Finish
- Lago di Erdemolo, about 2,000 m; back the same way or via Rifugio Sette Selle
- Best time
- June–October
- Parking
- In Frotten, pay parking.
- By public transport
- Bus from Pergine Valsugana to Palù del Fersina.
- Water
- Nothing along the path: fill your bottle in the village.
- Shade
- Woods in the first part, then meadows and boulder fields.
- Huts and refreshments
- Rifugio Sette Selle, on the longer loop.
- With children
- With children used to climbing.
Weather at the start
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What to see on the route and nearby
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