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Lago Scaffaiolo

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San Marcello Piteglio

Lago Scaffaiolo

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Lago Scaffaiolo

Recommended by 428 hikers out of 433

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Monte Cimone, Libro Aperto, Lago di Pratignano

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Location: San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Laghetto del Cavone and Lago Scaffaiolo – loop in the Parco Regionale del Corno alle Scale

8.84km

03:33

530m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. From Laghetto di Cavone to Lago Scaffaiolo passing through Corno alle Scale – loop tour

8.79km

03:36

540m

530m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Corno alle Scale and Lago Scaffaiolo – loop tour

9.17km

03:57

600m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Michele Pelacci

November 18, 2023

One of the best known and most visited lakes in the entire Emilian Apennines, the Scaffaiolo is even mentioned by Boccaccio in the treatise “De Montibus” of 1373. It is located in the municipality of Fanano, in the province of Modena, and is of extraordinary beauty: the mountain Cupolino and Corno alle Scale are not far away and on its banks stands the historic Duca degli Abruzzi refuge, inaugurated in 1878. Here you can breathe high mountain air.

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Alessandro_86

October 2, 2021

Scaffaiolo Lake is located at 1775mt
It is not of glacial origin as one might think but is due to a sinking of the mountain over time. Sinking caused by erosion of snow, wind and rain. The lake does not have a spring but is fed by snow, rain and summer frost.
Around the lake is the Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge which houses shelter and food.

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Federico Nesi

August 20, 2020

In summer, bring a hat and sunscreen, and lots of water.

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Location: San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Laghetto del Cavone and Lago Scaffaiolo – loop in the Parco Regionale del Corno alle Scale

2. From Laghetto di Cavone to Lago Scaffaiolo passing through Corno alle Scale – loop tour

3. Corno alle Scale and Lago Scaffaiolo – loop tour

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