Sangiatto Lakes, from Alpe Devero car park

Introduction

The picturesque Sangiatto lakes are located in the heart of the Veglia and Devero Nature Park conservation area. The itinerary, immersed in unspoilt nature, runs from the beautiful Devero basin, passing through the characteristic village of Crampiolo and finally arriving at the Sangiatto lakes, one upstream and the other downstream of the mountain pasture of the same name. The panorama is remarkable on the northern peaks of the Devero basin as far as Monte Leone and the Fletschorn in Swiss territory, while it is closed towards the south by the border ridge with the Antigorio valley, bordered by the nearby Corbernas and Monte del Sangiatto.

Description

From the car park, take the short asphalted road that starts from a metal barrier and enters among the beautiful huts of the village; continuing along the road that has become unpaved, you immediately come to a fork where you take another road on the right that rises through the coniferous forest, alternating between unpaved and paved stretches. We thus arrive, still on a comfortable mule track, at the small valley where the characteristic village of Crampiolo (1771m) is located. We do not cross it but, as soon as we cross the bridge over the stream, we turn right and take the evident path that rises at the edge of the wood on the left of the huts. Leave the path on the right (1792m, markers) that is immediately above the houses and, just beyond, leave another path on the right (1808m, markers) to rise to the left in the woods with a few hairpin bends and then make a traverse to the right passing next to a peat bog; go up some grassy/rocky ramparts and cross a dirt track (1977m) that you follow for a few dozen metres and pass just above the first of the Sangiatto lakes (1993m). Keep walking along the dirt track and you will soon reach Alpe Sangiatto, dominated from afar by the imposing mass of Monte Corbernas; go past it on the right and, bypassing a low grassy ridge, you will come to a post (2058m) which is not far from the other Sangiatto lake (2043m) which can be reached after a short descent to the right.