Malga del Doss Tour

Malga del Doss Tour - Description

Directions

• Start

  Ossana
  
  From the village of Ossana a steep uphill ride from the church of S. Vigilio to Valpiana. After a few kilometres in the locality Sant'Antonio turn right towards the Malga del Doss. This road with its numerous sharp bends, rises through dense woodland and arriving in the pastureland around the malga. Just before arriving here (about 300 m) after a long diagonal stretch, near the bend there are some signs for lago Barco-Vermiglio. Thre road continues steeply to the right and after 100 m becomes a forest road. Continue uphill to the end of this road where theris avery marshy stretch and crosses numerous streams and finally joins the path SAT n. 205 which, from Vermiglio leads to Lago di Barco. (The lake can be reached on foot in about 40 minutes). Continue downhill on SAT n. 205 for about 200 m until arriving at the forest road Palù-Barco. After bypassing the junction Masi di Palù and Solcar a long descent leads to Masi di Volpaia and to the cross-country ski piste which run alongside the fields and brings you to the 'Laghetti di Vermiglio', Masi Poia and the downhill road to Ossana, where a visit to the mediaeval castle is highly recommended.

• end point

  Ossana

required equipment

We recommend always carrying a repair kit: inner tube, pump, mastic, patches and an emergency repair kit.

Tips for the tour

A detour to see Lago di Barca (about 40 minutes uphill). From Valpiana you can reach Lago di Caprioli. From the right take a wide dirt road which goes up though the woods and arrives in down to Lago di Caprioli in about 45 minutes.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Medium

• Fitness

• Experience

• Landscape