Malga Campo and Lake Celentino

Safety information

To undertake a mountain hike we suggest you:

• choose a route suitable for your preparation. If in doubt, contact our Information Offices;
• prepare your hike: check the weather forecast, the route you will follow and the operating hours of lift systems, if your itinerary requires their use. Remember that the passability of routes in a mountain environment is strictly linked to current conditions and therefore depends on natural phenomena, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, get good information about the route and its conditions before leaving;
• leave information about your itinerary and approximate return time, and bring your cellphone with you;
• pay attention to the signs and markings you find along the route: Stelvio Park signs, white and red SAT signs and red and white paint marks on stones or trees;
• raise the alarm by calling 112 in case of an accident;
• book in advance the malga or refuge where you intend to stop to eat or sleep;
• never leave waste at altitude and, if possible, avoid leaving it at the refuges or malgas you visit;
• if you spot wild animals along the way, we invite you to stay on the path you are following, do not approach too closely, do not shout, and keep your dog on a leash to prevent its instinct to chase and scare them.

Starting point

Directions

After leaving the car, follow the signs to NestAlp Malga Campo, which you will reach in about 20 minutes. You can take the comfortable dirt road for about one kilometer or take the path, a little rougher and steeper but faster.

Next to the stallion starts the path to Lake Monte or Lake Celentino. The path goes into the forest, leaving little view, but then upon arriving at the lake clearing, a spectacular view opens onto the upper Sole Valley.
Lake Monte is an ephemeral lake: you can admire it only in spring or at most at the beginning of summer, because it is fed by water from snowmelt. It is still rich in flora and fauna belonging to marsh species and from here you can admire the Brenta Dolomites, the Presanella and the Tonale Pass as well as the Cevedale with its glaciers.
Return to Malga Campo and take some time here to contemplate the panorama, to savor their cuisine, mainly zero-kilometer products, and to visit the Malga Museum, where you will understand how life was in the malga a few decades ago.
For the return, follow the signs to Celentino until you reach the locality S. Antonio, where you left the car.

You should know that the Via delle Malghe passes through Malga Campo, a path that connects the main malgas of the Sole Valley. This is also a transit point of the Alta via degli Alpeggi: shepherds used to pass through here, exploiting pastures between Malga Campo and the Ortisè malgas, on the side located after Lake Monte.

MALGA CAMPO - Information

• Direct sale of products
• Dining services
• Overnight stay
• On-site cheese-making at the malga
• E-bike charging
• Animals present at the malga: dairy cows, horses, donkeys, pigs, chickens
• It is possible to reach the malga by car with a special permit, to be requested from the malga manager for particular needs
• The malga is part of the Via delle Malghe of the Sole Valley
• Land registry municipality: Peio
• Property: ASUC Celentino
• Malga manager: Luca Podetti - Tel. +39 0463 636099 - cell. +39 333 5459515 - info@nestalp.com - www.nestalp.com

How to get there

Where to park

To undertake a mountain hike it is always useful to:

• wear trekking boots suitable for rough, uneven, and wet terrain, long pants, a hat, and sunglasses;
• pack in your backpack a waterproof jacket, a fleece sweater, hat and gloves, sunscreen, and a minimum change of clothes;
• bring a water bottle and snacks for energy drops (dried fruit, bars, or chocolate);
• don't forget a camera or cellphone to capture the panoramas and views you like best. If you want, you can share them on social media using #visitvaldisole and #spazioaltuotempo