Gleno Dam – Gleno Dam and Lake loop from Vilminore di Scalve
Gleno Dam – Gleno Dam and Lake loop from Vilminore di Scalve
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Gleno Dam – Gleno Dam and Lake loop from Vilminore di Scalve
01:24
8.42km
550m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.60 km
Pianezza
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2.55 km
View of Presolana from Gleno Valley
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4.06 km
Gleno Dam
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The dam was built between 1916 and 1923. 260 meters long, it was the only example in the world of a mixed gravity dam with multiple arches.
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4.20 km
Gleno Dam and Lake
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The second half of the route instead extends over a long flat area halfway up the valley that leads to the ruins of the dam. Once flattened, you can initially admire the views of the Presolana and then towards the ruins. The travel time, at an average pace, is around two hours to the lake.
If you do not want to end the walk here, you can continue along the lake and go past it to enter the bottom of the valley and climb towards the Belviso Pass in another two hours or so. Perhaps it is superfluous to add that the views multiply and so does the sense of freedom that you feel crossing the large green spaces of the pastures.
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8.42 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.26 km
1.89 km
851 m
405 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.14 km
2.11 km
2.07 km
882 m
720 m
408 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,540 m)
Lowest point (1,010 m)
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Monday 18 May
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2°C
47 %
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