Lago Saoseo
Description
In Poschiavo, follow the signposted mountain bike route 432 (Val di Camp) up the valley, pass San Carlo and at Pedemonte, take the steeper ascent along the narrow valley floor up to Sfazù. The small village is the gateway to the Val di Camp, and you take the gravel road (still along the 432 route) up to the Rifugio Saoseo and on past Camp to Lagh da Viola. If Lago Saoseo is the most beautiful lake in Switzerland, then Lagh da Viola is the second most beautiful. It is lovingly nestled in a high alpine alpine region and surrounded by larches and pines. For the descent, follow the ascent route for a while, but then branch off to the left to Lago Saoseo. The path here is very rough and you have to keep pushing. However, the detour to Lago Saoseo is a must, as the lake is not known for its beauty for nothing. From the lake you continue downhill, always staying on the singletrail on the right side of the valley, you pass Terzana, and after Suracqua you follow a forest road for a few meters until the super trail on the left leads down to Poschiavo. This trail is initially very flowy, but after crossing the pass road it becomes a little rougher. The descent ends at Angeli Custodi, and from here you return to Poschiavo via the ascent route.
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Details of the tour
31 km
1190 m
1190 m
1 day
Poschiavo
Poschiavo
1280
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About the author: Thomas Giger
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Also in mid-2024 unchanged 'unridable' from Saoseo and I like to ride something in S4 quality...
I agree with the previous speakers - it's better to go back to the Alp and only then get back on the trail or go all the way back to the de la Rosa trail.
Otherwise a great tour - sensational panorama and the water is refreshing :-)
I have to agree with Stefan Frei, but I would like to start with the positives, because the lakes and also some (many) trail sections are definitely deluxe. The "trail" from Saoseo towards Terzana is virtually unrideable, especially in the first section (everything is blocked) and a huge pain for the bike. I would also say it's better to ride your bike uphill to the Alpe Campo restaurant and walk down to the lake. On the downhill from the restaurant to Salina along the alpine road and from there into the trail.
But the continuation is also a test of endurance, especially in the lower part before Pedecosta, due to the thousands of stones, even for the Enduro fork.
Conclusion: Saoseo yes, absolutely, but better in a "toned down" form.
Incidentally, I combined the tour with the Fuorcla Minor Tour myself, thanks to the e-bike.
The hiking trails around Lago Saoseo are anything but rideable. It consists of nothing but boulders facing in all directions, just waiting for you to hit them. It's a mystery to me how you can call something like this a "single trail" (and then a 4/6 riding technique) when you're pushing/carrying the bike practically non-stop. Trial pros à la Danny MacAskill might enjoy hopping, but not touring bikers. It would definitely be better to deposit the bike on the ascent route and, after visiting the lake, follow the ascent route for a while on the downhill, perhaps as far as Salina (point 1892), and then turn into the rideable trail further down.
Yes, how can you keep pearls secret but still publicize them? I passed Lago Saoseo via Bormio over 30 years ago and even then there wasn't a soul around. I wish it would stay that way and the Instagrammers and fluencers would shy away from the walk to the lake and go to St. Moritz to eat caviar
The two lakes are utterly stunning - really, very beautiful indeed. Be warned, however, that the descent from the turning to the smaller of the two lakes to the signpost to Aurafreida, is unrideable (unless you're Danny Macaskill); the single trail part of the ride was a little disappointing. I wonder whether this was first touted as a good mountain bike trail back in the days when the most recent invention was the use of pipe insulation to surround the crossbar of your bike to make it easier to carry.