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Lake Ceresole – Ceresole Reale Lake Loop loop from Ceresole Reale

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Lake Ceresole – Ceresole Reale Lake Loop loop from Ceresole Reale

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Lake Ceresole – Ceresole Reale Lake Loop loop from Ceresole Reale

01:06

3.98km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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556 m

Ceresole Reale Dam

Highlight • Monument

Right bank of Orco torrent / dam

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601 m

Lake Cresole is artificial and arises from the damming of the Orco stream. Construction of the dam began in 1925; to allow the creation of this huge basin, dozens and dozens of houses were sacrificed. The villages in the Ceresole basin disappeared under the water.

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1.78 km

Rio del Dres Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The waterfall of the Rio del Dres is very pretty.

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3.26 km

Casa Alpina Pierfranco Nigretti

Highlight • Structure

Small exhibition center built by renovating one of the old barracks of the dam workers. Inside, in 2021 it hosted a photographic exhibition dedicated to the 90 years of operation of the Ceresole Reale dam. Too bad the lack of dates on the photos shown, otherwise well cared for.

Named after Pierfranco Nigretti, for years guardian of the AEM (later Iren) dams and great friend of the valley and its mountains.
Now there is also an exhibition dedicated to HERVÉ BARMASSE and the Matterhorn, named as a legendary mountain as BARMASSE's exploits were

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3.36 km

Ceresole Dam

Highlight • Structure

3.68 km

Ceresole Reale Lake Loop

Highlight • Trail

On weekdays there are many people, but the space is ample to stay and enjoy the coolness of the lake, parking is always a little scarce. The tour of the lake is 7.5 km long with sometimes tiring but short climbs, very beautiful and if done in the late afternoon the opposite side of the town is shaded

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3.74 km

View of Tre Levanne from Giro Lago

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by parking your car in the parking lot next to the tourist office, you can easily reach the lake tour route and find yourself right in front of the Tre Levanne

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3.98 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.11 km

963 m

783 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.86 km

623 m

295 m

150 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

23°C

13°C

25 %

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Lake Ceresole – Ceresole Reale Lake Loop loop from Ceresole Reale

Ceresole Reale Dam

Ceresole Dam

Lake Ceresole

Rio del Dres Waterfall

Casa Alpina Pierfranco Nigretti

Ceresole Dam

Ceresole Reale Lake Loop

View of Tre Levanne from Giro Lago

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