Lago del Truzzo – Lake Truzzo loop from San Giacomo Filippo

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Lago del Truzzo – Lake Truzzo loop from San Giacomo Filippo

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Lago del Truzzo – Lake Truzzo loop from San Giacomo Filippo

07:30

16.1km

1,140m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.54 km

Caurga

Highlight • Settlement

beautiful village where time seems to have stopped years ago

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3.21 km

Mule track

Highlight • Trail

beautiful mule track for the climb to Lake Truzzo

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4.31 km

Mule track

Highlight • Trail

Challenging trail but the final show is worth it

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6.31 km

Lago del Truzzo

Highlight • Lake

Spectacular lake! Colors and transparency unlike anything you'll find even at sea.

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6.70 km

Truzzo lake is a suggestive mirror of crystalline water located at the foot of Pizzo Forato and Pizzo Quadro. It rises in the Drogo valley, a side valley to the Valchiavenna, at an altitude of 2,080 meters above sea level.

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7.61 km

Lago Nero

Lake

9.29 km

Case dei Guardiani

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Excellent view of the valley. There is the dam guard's house and a helipad.

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14.2 km

Sant'Antonio Mountain Hamlet and Memorial Cross

Highlight • Settlement

Fraction above S. Bernardo reachable from the mule track

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16.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

4.32 km

561 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

4.32 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 11 November

13°C

9°C

99 %

Additional weather tips

It’s set to rain on your activity. Pack a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 17, 2025,Lago del Truzzo e lago Nero

Beautiful tour! The lady at the refreshment stop told me that this year they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the mule track😊

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November 8, 2024,Lago del Truzzo e lago Nero

Truzzo Lake and Nero Lake are two of the many small Alpine lakes. They are located in the Drogo Valley, one of the many side valleys of the more famous Spluga Valley. I started the route from Olmo, a village of San Giacomo Filippo and, near the San Bernardo hydroelectric plant, I took the mule track that leads to Truzzo …

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