High Altitude Cappuccino

🗺️ Overview Starting point: Chalet Lagole, Pieve di Cadore (Dolomites) Highest point: Parking lot above Chalet Lagole (~700 m) Total elevation gain: ~30 m Total distance: ~1.2 km Total time: 20–30 min (plus time at the lake) Technical difficulty: Easy, family-friendly Download GPS file Il Laghetto delle Tose is definitely a tiny hike — it takes about 20 minutes, maybe 30 if you’re with kids (plus extra time to enjoy the lake, of course). Still, it’s absolutely worth the detour. The trail starts at the restaurant Chalet Lagole , below Pieve di Cadore in the Dolomites. The restaurant itself is excellent, with a fantastic view over the lake, so it’s also worth a visit on its own. From the chalet, the little hike begins by circling a small fishing lake and then heading into the woods behind it. There’s a short, gentle uphill section at the start, and after about 15 minutes you’ll reach a clearing with a river. The river is peaceful and beautiful, forming do...

With this one I start the series of the tinyhikes. Lucia was 7 month pregnant with short breath so I needed a short yet rewarding one.  Download GPS file The hike starts in Amden in canton in Gallen. You can start more or less from wherr you want in town. You can follo the main road until it reaches a panel indicating Girengärtli kinderspielplatz. There you go on a smaller road that then becomes gravel. You pass by old abandoned wooden houses and then you enter in the forest. After 15 minutes you arrive at the kids playground that also has a viewpoint over the cliff on the other side of the ridge and down to Walensee. The view is worth it!  After admiring a bit we went on the smaller path downhill from the viewpoint. Narrow but not difficult and with some nice view spot along the way. After 15 min you arrive to a second viewpoint, Fallen. Continuing downhill the path flattens a after a couple of minutes and starts going back to Amden in a reverse of the large road with chaing ...