Lake Cortese, from Peccia

Description

It can be reached from the municipality of Riva Valdobbia (VC), following the communal road for Ca' di Janzo (val Vogna). from Ca' di Janzo follow the carriage road and go past the hamlets at the bottom of the valley to the artificial lake at the hamlet of Peccia (45 min).
from this point follow the mule track at the bottom of the valley that goes over the so-called "Napoleon's" bridge and crosses the river Vogna. Continue along a well-marked mule track passing by Alpe Buzzo (20 min) and Alpe Pioda di sotto (15 min) at this point take a path on the orographic right side (to the left, then) that climbs up a scree covered with alder bushes (which hide the path). It is advisable to take the two cottages of Alpe Cortese (40 min) as a reference point (photo from Lake Cortese), heading 200 metres to the right of these, and then continue horizontally. from Alpe Cortese, follow the gorge and reach the lake.