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Long circular route at Lake Carezza

Welschnofen
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Difficulty
Intermediate
Activity time
1:30
Duration in hours
Distance
5.4
Distance in km
Suggested period
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The fairy tale lake of the Dolomites, Lake Carezza is a colourful lake where, according to legend, a water nymph lives and in whose crystal clear waters the Dolomite giants Latemar and Catinaccio are reflected in the morning and evening. Lake Carezza amazes many visitors! It is also called Lec de Ergobando - rainbow lake.
The 300 m long and 140 m wide Lake Carezza rests below the Latemar massif at the edge of the Latemar forest in the municipality of Nova Levante at the little village of Carezza at 1,520 m in the Val d'Ega. It is a protected natural monument and is fed by underground springs from the Latemar mountain, which is why both its size and its depth are strongly dependent on the season and the weather - the greatest depth of Lake Carezza was recorded at 22 m.
Route info
Intermediate
Distance
5,4 km
Activity time
1 h 30 min
Ascent
129 m
Descent
129 m
Physical effort
Scenary
Highest point
1.636 m
Lowest point
1.538 m
Directions
Long circular route at Carezza Lake!
Orange signs - Starting point: Car park Carezza Lake, suspension bridge and path [6] steeply up (direction Passo Costalunga). Cross the road at the Pension Simhild, turn left and continue on path [12] to the crossroads with path [11], turn right and continue on path [11] to Lake Carezza. Possibility to do the lake round and then return to the starting point.
public transportation
Getting to the starting point of the tour by public transport is easy and convenient. 

By public bus line:
- 180 from Bozen | Bolzano, Birchabruck | Ponte Nova
- 180 or 184 from Karerpass | Passo Costalunga
- 184 from Weissenstein | Pietralba, Petersberg | Monte San Pietro, Deutschnofen | Nova Ponente, Stenk (or 181 and change 180)
- 184 from Obereggen, Eggen | Ega (or 184 and change 180)
- 187 from Steinegg | Collepietra, Gummer | San Valentino (or 182 and change 180)
- 180 from Val di Fassa

Bus stop: Karersee | Lago di Carezza. Online timetable search at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/
How to get there
Getting to the starting point of the tour by public transport is easy and convenient. 

By public bus line:
- 180 from Bozen | Bolzano, Birchabruck | Ponte Nova
- 180 or 184 from Karerpass | Passo Costalunga
- 184 from Weissenstein | Pietralba, Petersberg | Monte San Pietro, Deutschnofen | Nova Ponente, Stenk (or 181 and change 180)
- 184 from Obereggen, Eggen | Ega (or 184 and change 180)
- 187 from Steinegg | Collepietra, Gummer | San Valentino (or 182 and change 180)
- 180 from Val di Fassa

Bus stop: Karersee | Lago di Carezza. Online timetable search at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/

By car:
Destination: Welschnofen | Nova Levante
Parking: Parking lot Karersee | Lago di Carezza
Where to park

Parking: Parking lot Karersee | Lago di Carezza (with costs): https://goo.gl/maps/w4SVXQJJyxtUaLdUA

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