Certosa - Malga di Convento - Lake Sassallo

Join in and visit one of South Tyrol's crystal-clear mountain lakes

- estimated walking time: 6 hours
- altitude difference: 1,130 m (upwards)
- difficulty: modest, a certain endurance level required
- recommended from: June-September

Starting point is the pretty hamlet Certosa in Val Senales (1372m). From here the hiking trail no. 23 takes you to a mountain hut called “Malga di Convento” in Italian or “Klosteralm” in German. After two hours of hiking across lovely larch woods, you will be there. Once the mountain hut belong to the Carthusian Order. Here the monks raised cattle sheep and made cheese and butter out of the milk.

After a little break it goes further upwards, always following path no. 23. The trail is well-walkable, except at one stage right before Lake Sassallo. You will finally reach a beautiful view-point, from where you may watch pretty Lake Sassallo and the surrounding mountains.

As for the way back you may follow the same trail used for the way up.

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