Lake Neves – Neves Dam loop from Neves-Stausee - Lago di Neves
Lake Neves – Neves Dam loop from Neves-Stausee - Lago di Neves
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Lake Neves – Neves Dam loop from Neves-Stausee - Lago di Neves
01:51
6.63km
120m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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206 m
Parking at Lake Neves
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593 m
Lake Neves and Dam
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673 m
View of Lake Neves
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817 m
View from the Dam of Lago di Neves
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1.06 km
Lago di Neves
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Neves Lake is in fact the result of an ambitious hydraulic engineering work that dates back to the 1960s. The main objective was to regulate the flow of water for hydroelectric and irrigation purposes. The area was strategically chosen for its topography: a narrow and deep valley, surrounded by imposing mountains.
Today it holds two records:
- Neves Lake is the northernmost artificial basin in Italy;
- with its 95 meters of height, the dome dam is the highest in South Tyrol.
The reservoir has a storage capacity of more than 15,000,000 m3, equivalent to 5,000 Olympic swimming pools. From here, the water is conveyed through a 5 km long pressure tunnel dug into the mountain. The route ends with a steep penstock that conveys the water at high speed into the power plant, located further downstream, in the Lappago di Sotto area. In front of the power plant is the transformer station, thanks to which the energy produced is raised to 132 kV so it can be fed into the national high voltage electricity grid.
HOW TO GET THERE
Once you reach Lappago, a hamlet of Selva dei Molini, continue to the toll booth of the narrow road that leads to the lake in just under 2 km (open only in the summer; after 4 hours the daily rate is €12). There are numerous parking options near the dam, as well as along the eastern shore.
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2.33 km
Malga Neves (Neves Alm)
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3.34 km
Lake Neves
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5.69 km
Neves Dam
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6.63 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.58 km
1.41 km
618 m
Surfaces
4.33 km
1.41 km
683 m
180 m
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