Walk
Walk to Vodala & lunch above the valley
3–4 hours · Moderate · 8.4 km
A steady climb through larch woods to a rifugio terrace where lunch takes as long as you want it to.
Family · Above Spiazzi di Gromo
A morning at the alpeggio
2–3 hoursEasyFamily 5+Dog friendly
Run by locals
Alpeggio above Spiazzi
Overview
An hour's climb through pasture brings you to a working alpeggio. The animals are usually out by the time you arrive and the cheese room is already busy.
Buy a piece of whatever is ready, sit on the wall, and let the morning run long. On the way down there is a stone trough of spring water that has stopped every child who has ever passed it.
Why we love it
Because it is a working farm, not a demonstration — and everyone comes down quieter than they went up.
Basecamp tip
Go before ten. Take a cool bag and small notes — nobody up there has change for fifty euros.
Good to know
- The alpeggio only works from mid-June to September.
- Close gates behind you, every time.
What to bring
- Small cash
- A cool bag
- Water bottles to refill at the spring
If the weather changes
If it is wet, the cheese is also sold at the shop in Gromo.
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