Lago della Manzina

From the Ghiacciaio dei Forni Hotel take paths S528 and S555 up through an unspoilt forest of Swiss pine, one of the finest in the Stelvio National Park. Above the Baite dei Forni the trail levels off and heads west on a service road to the mountain huts of Pradaccio di Sopra. Enter the Valle della Manzin and take path S575 on the right towards Monte Forni. At an altitude of 2,500 metres, the trail zigzags up a steep grassy slope past the large rock, Sasso Prealda. It continues up a moraine ridge, grassy in parts, among rocks and debris to reach the Manzina Lake, with magnificent views over most of the Forni basin, with the peaks reflected in the still waters of the lake.