Tucked away in a facet valley of Val Badia, Lungiarü (Longiarù in Italian and Campill in German) serves as a secret gateway to Puez-Odle Nature Park. The Lungiarü – Ütia Ciampcios – Kreuzjoch circuit path is a superb introduction to this quiet nook of the Dolomites.
Whether or not you full the circuit, or hike to Ütia Ciampcios and Kreuzjoch out-and-back, you’ll be rewarded with jaw-dropping views of Piz Duleda and different distinguished peaks.
This hike is very lovely in October.
Trailhead: Pares Automotive Park Automotive Park in Lungiarü | Google Maps
Distance: 13.3 km circuit
Time Wanted: 5 hours
Elevation Achieve/Loss: 920 meters
Issue: Reasonable-Reasonably Troublesome
Lowest Level: 1529 meters
Highest Level: 2421 meters
The place to Keep in Lungiarü: Les Dolomites Mountain Lodges (aparthotel), Lüch de Vanc (3-star lodge), or Berghotel Sanví (4-star lodge)
Ütia Ciampcios Mountain climbing Map
Important Path Data
Trailhead | This hike begins at Pares Automotive Park in Lungiarü Valley. You possibly can pay for parking with the EasyPark app or on the parking machine.
Mountain climbing Season | June – October, relying on snow situations
Path Course | I normally hike to Ütia Ciampcios first, however you possibly can definitely reverse the route. For the reason that ultimate leg of the hike is the least scenic, it might be good to get it out of the way in which early. As an added bonus, you’ll have the ability to get pleasure from a leisurely lunch at Ütia Ciampcios, figuring out that every one that continues to be is a simple 1-hour descent.
Issue | Many of the path is straightforward to average, however the way in which down Val di Morins is slippery and steep.
Path Variations | For a low-key outing, I like to recommend mountaineering to Ütia Ciampcios, or Kreuzjoch saddle out-and-back. The circuit is really helpful for surefooted hikers who love quiet trails and unfazed by crumbling, doubtlessly washed out paths.
The place to Eat | Ütia Ciampcios or Malga Medalges
Accountable Mountain climbing | This path is positioned throughout the UNESCO World Heritage Web site Puez-Odle Nature Park, a protected nature park. Wild tenting, flying drones, selecting flowers, and lighting fires is forbidden.
Ütia Ciampcios – Kreuzjoch Path Description
Beginning on the Pares Automotive Park, comply with path 5 within the course of Kreuzjoch. You’ll see Sass de Putia in your proper.
After about quarter-hour, the large gravel monitor divides. Bear proper on path 5 and ascend the forest, passing scenic meadows alongside the way in which. The ascent continues to the Ütia Ciampcios mountain pasture, which boasts one of many prettiest outlooks within the Puez Group.
A congregation of peaks stretching between Piz Duleda and Crep dales Dodesc (Antersasc) steal the present. And by chance, hikers can relish the view with regional goodies from the managed Ütia Ciampcios hut.
Proceed ascending the gravel monitor to the Kreuzjoch go, the place views confide in the cinematic Odle/Geisler peaks.
The circuit hike continues within the course of Rifugio Genova (Schlüterhütte) alongside path 3. After passing the managed Malga Medalges hut, cross the grassy slopes of Medalges and Sobutsch to a viewpoint overlooking Val Badia cradled by the Sas dla Crusc massif.
Veer left, fastidiously selecting your approach throughout a crumbling and rugged stretch of path, which is partially uncovered.
Ignore the turn-off to Rifugio Genova and cross the pasture, grazed in summer season, to Kreuzkofeljoch (Passo Poma, Furcella de Munt de Furcia), following path 4A.
Right here, you possibly can detour to the summit of Zendleserkofel for sweeping views of the Odle-Geiser and Aferere Geisler peaks.
On the subsequent junction, flip proper on path 4 to Lungiarü/Campill. This quiet path descends throughout mountain pastures after which drops steeply down the forest to the mattress of the Seres stream. Sections of the trail are washed out. On the 2 events that I’ve hiked this path, I believed it was fairly steep and slippery.
Be part of the water mill path (Roda dles Viles in Ladin, Mühlenweg in German) by means of the historic hamlets of Val di Morins (“Valley of the Mills”) to finish the circuit.
Latest landslides have left their mark on the Valley of the Mills, robbing the ultimate stretch of a lot of its former appeal.
The hamlet of Misci (1612 m) was first talked about in 1671. Eight water mills of Val di Morins are a cultural heritage and are totally useful as a result of restoration efforts by locals.
The place to Keep in Longiarù
We stayed within the aparthotel Les Dolomites Mountain Lodges (learn our Les Dolomites evaluate). Additionally take a look at Lüch de Vanc (3-star lodge) and Berghotel Sanví (4-star lodge).
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