Schilpario – laghetti delle valli (valley lakes) – Busma Peak

Schilpario-Laghetti delle Valli-Monte Busma trek is a medium-difficulty hike, ideal for the summer. Almost at your destination, you can admire and try to pull out the sword in the rock, located just above the largest of the valley lakes.

Departure

The route from Schilpario follows the CAI 415 trail, starting from S. Elisabetta s Schilpario. From here, the climb through the woods begins.

Route

Shortly after the start, you will come to a fork in the path, where you must continue to the right, following the CAI signs (going straight ahead will take you to Grom). Almost halfway along the route, the path crosses the woods, gaining altitude with a series of hairpin bends that flank two other charcoal kilns. Leaving a fourth charcoal kiln on your right, you will soon reach the ruins of Roccolo di Busmino (1639 m). After passing a charcoal kiln supported by a low stone wall, you will cross a stream and, after a short climb, reach the edge of a meadow: this pasture, where you can see the ruins of the ‘baita bassa’ (low hut), is the mountain pasture of Monte Busma, which our itinerary does not cross but skirts on the left side, climbing up a series of hairpin bends on the grassy clearing at the edge of the woods.

Once you reach the saddle, you can see the first of the three lakes. The path continues north-east, slightly elevated, along the right bank of the lake, leaving the second, larger lake on the left, at an altitude of 1979 m. Continuing slightly uphill in the same direction, you reach the highest point (1994 m) where the third lake is located, which is sometimes dry.

Immediately after passing the third lake, you will come across CAI signage, from where you can choose to continue straight on, arriving at the Vivione pass in about 40 minutes, or turn right, taking the path that leads to Mount Busma, with another half hour’s walk.

For the return journey, if you do not want to take the same path you came up, once you reach the Vivione Pass, you can follow the route of the former SS 294 Passo del Vivione road. Alternatively, we recommend taking the path that you will find just before the Vivione Pass, in the locality of Gasffione, marked CAI 427 and called Sentiero delle Torbiere (Peat Bog Path). In about an hour’s walk, you will reach Fondi, from where you can follow the paved road back to your cars.

Look at the track and download the GPX HERE