On foot · Ossola, Italy · September 2026
Alpe Devero and Lake Codelago
The day after San Domenico, the next valley over: Devero. A winter Magic Pass destination that intrigued us. A road that never ends, then a gem.
- Date
- September 2026
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 362 m
- Walking time
- 3 h 13 min
The route · indicative
Arriving
Improbable and incredible
First impression: it's so far! And who would come skiing here from Switzerland, for one chairlift and two drag lifts? But on a Monday the car park is almost empty, we park right at the top at the entrance to the valley, and it's love at first sight.
A waterfall between two rock walls, a wide grassy plateau, larch forests and enchanting stone hamlets with flower-filled balconies and slate roofs, beneath rocks towering majestically over this little corner of paradise.
The loop
Around the lake
The loop runs through Crampiolo and then along Lake Codelago, a deep water-green, between reddening bilberries and pines clinging to the rocks, facing a granite pyramid.
About ten kilometres at the pace of Emmanuelle's father, who once again walked the whole thing. The family photos stay in the album; here, the landscapes.
