Loop Passo Lavazè - Corno Nero
You leave Passo Lavazè next to the skiroll track and shortly after turn left crossing the road to Passo Oclini. You start climbing up a dirt road next to a recent tabernacle with a beautiful view of Pala di Santa. Continue up to a small lake from where the path seems to steadily climb to the summit of Corno Nero, following a mountain slope. Upon arrival there is a cross and you can enjoy a nice panorama of Corno Bianco and the nearby mountains. Continue on the path and face a steep and slippery downhill section that must be traversed carefully. After passing this, you reach a meadow where the path becomes calmer again. After the meadow, take a shortcut through a steep gully that reaches the path to Passo Oclini. At this point, among the woods below Corno Nero, you reach Passo Oclini with ups and downs and from here, along comfortable dirt roads, first Malga Ora and then return to Passo Lavazè.
Leave Passo Lavazè by approaching the Roller Ski ring and shortly afterwards turning left crossing the road to Passo Oclini. You start to go up a dirt road approaching a recent tabernacle with a beautiful view of the Pala di Santa. Continue up to a small lake from where the path appears to steadily climb up to the top of the Corno Nero, following a slope of the mountain. Upon arrival there is a cross and you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Corno Bianco and the other nearby mountains. Continue on the path and face a steep and slippery downhill stretch that must be followed carefully. After passing this you reach a meadow where the path becomes quieter again. Once past the meadow, take a shortcut along a steep gully that reaches the path to Passo Oclini. At this point, among the woods under the Corno nero, you reach Passo Oclini with ups and downs and from here, along comfortable dirt roads, first Malga Ora and then you return to Passo Lavazè.
Author’s recommendation
I suggest not taking the gully but extending the path up to Passo Cugola. The gully was perhaps a now disused path, steep and slippery.
I suggest not taking the gully but extending the path up to Passo Cugola. The gully was perhaps a now disused path, steep and slippery.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Some steep and slippery sections, especially downhill from Corno Nero. Be careful. The shortcut in the gully is not marked; you need to find the access with GPS and the map.
Some steep and slippery sections, especially downhill from the Corno Nero. Be careful. The shortcut in the gully is not marked, you need to search for access with the GPS and the map.
Tips and suggestions
Information on the Skiroll area:
https://www.lavaze.com/it/estate/skiroll-e-biathlon
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OdIooMs_T0GlvkHltKosXSGZYHIiQUum/view
Information on Corno Nero:
https://pillolesudtirolesi.com/2020/04/26/corno-nero-schwarzhorn-2439-m-dolomiti-giugno-2015/
Roadbook
The following trails are followed:
- trail 572 from Passo Lavazè to a small lake where there is a junction;
- trail 502: from the junction (near a small lake) to the summit and then descending to a plateau;
- trail S.N.: passage through a gully to reach the return route to Passo Oclini (it is recommended to reach Passo Cugola with trail 502 and then return from there via trail 14);
- trail 14: from the end of the gully to Passo Oclini;
- trail 2: from Passo Oclini to Passo Lavazè via Malga Ora.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
It is possible to use Bus 184 from Bolzano.
It is possible to use the Bus 184 from Bolzano.
Directions
At the Bolzano Nord exit of the A22 highway, turn right and take the SS12 to the junction leading to a roundabout. From here, take the SS241 and travel through the entire Val D'Ega to Ponte Nova. Here, after the town, turn right and take the SS620 which goes up to Passo di Lavazè.
From the Bolzano Nord exit of the A22 highway, turn right and take the SS12 to the junction which leads to a roundabout. From here, take the SS241 and travel across the Val D'Ega up to Ponte Nova. Here, after the town, turn right and take the SS620 which reaches Passo di Lavazè.
Parking
Free parking just before the pass.
Free park just before the pass.
Coordinates
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Equipment
Standard mountain equipment and good water reserve.Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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