Città Morta and Strino Lakes

Safety information

To face a mountain hike we suggest you:

• choose a route suitable for your preparation. In case of doubt, contact the Mountain Guides or our Information Offices
• prepare your hike: check the weather forecast, the route you will follow and the opening hours of the lifts if your itinerary involves their use. Remember that the passability of routes in a mountain environment is closely linked to contingent conditions and therefore depends on natural phenomena, environmental changes, and weather conditions. For this reason, inform yourself well about the route and its conditions before leaving
• leave information about your itinerary, approximate return time, and bring your mobile phone with you
• pay attention to the signs and markings you find along the way: Stelvio Park signs, white and red SAT signs, and red and white marks on stones or trees
• book in advance the alpine hut or refuge where you intend to stop to eat or sleep
• never abandon waste at altitude and, if possible, avoid leaving it at the refuges or alpine huts you visit
• if you spot wild animals along the way, we invite you to stay on the path you are following, not to get too close, not to shout, and to keep your dog on a leash to prevent it from instinctively chasing and frightening them

Starting point

Directions

Once the car is left at the Valbiolo chairlift parking lot, you reach the Hotel La Mirandola on foot, where you take the SAT 111 trail. At the junction, you take the SAT 161 trail which, after passing wide grassy pastures on Monte Tonale Orientale, arrives at the Città Morta: an old Austro-Hungarian military settlement dating back to the First World War, where it will be possible to see up close the dry stone walls of the buildings that once made up the village. From here, continue until after about an hour and a half from the junction, you reach the lower Strino lake and then the upper one, located at the foot of Monte Redival. For the return, follow a circular route, taking the SAT 137 trail until the junction with the SAT 160 trail, which is followed to Forte Zaccarana and then to Passo del Tonale.

Public transportation

You can reach Passo del Tonale by train TRENTO - MALÈ - MEZZANA up to Malé and then by the Trentino Trasporti line bus MALÈ - MEZZANA - FUCINE - VERMIGLIO - TONALE (download departure and return times).

How to get there

Follow the SS42 to Passo del Tonale.

Where to park

To face a mountain hike it is always useful to:

• wear trekking boots suitable for uneven, irregular and wet ground, long pants, a hat, and sunglasses
• put a waterproof jacket, a fleece sweater, hat and gloves, sunscreen, and minimum spare clothing in your backpack
• bring a water bottle and snacks for energy drops (dried fruit, bars, or chocolate)
• do not forget a camera or mobile phone to capture the views and scenes you like most. If you want, you can share them on social media using #visitvaldisole