To the Dordona Refuge via the Porcile Lakes

The Bocchetta dei Lupi is the connection between Val Tartano and Val Madre. The toponym gives the right character to this hike in the Orobic Alps.

The starting point is in Val Lunga (Tartano), where the road ends at Scesure locality and the path 112 begins near a hairpin bend, to be followed up to the Porcile Lakes. The path crosses the typical landscapes of these Alps: coniferous woods, pastures with mountain huts and barek (dry stone enclosures) then - above 1,900 meters altitude - rocky outcrops, rhododendrons and sparse larches. The first lake, called "Small", is at 2,005 m a.s.l. The "Large" lake, the second, is slightly higher (2,030 m) and is to be skirted - as indicated by the signs - in the direction of the Dordona Refuge. The path is the GVO, the Great Orobic Route. The track climbs with some steepness and reaches the Bocchetta dei Lupi - with a view - at 2,316 m altitude. The path 201A descends to the Dordona Refuge in Val Madre, a welcoming refuge in the Orobics.

The return follows the same itinerary.