From the bowels of the earth
Time: 1:00 hour
Difficulty: this is an excursion for all ages, children included. The route is along a mule track and easy trail which requires little effort.
Along the way there are stunning views of the lake and gentle slopes with olive groves, orchards and vegetable gardens. As you climb the cobbled track, the noise of the plain fades into the distance as you are immersed in the silence of the woods.
In just a short time you come to the little hamlet of Calech famous for its broad meadow where it is worth stopping a moment to admire the view of the Grigna Meridionale and its striking ridge Cresta Segantini as well as the mountains on the Como side of the lake. The final stretch of the trail is steeper and rocky but after about a hundred metres you have arrived!
It is a spectacular scene with the deafening roar of the water plummeting 50 metres from above.
The imposing rocky walls carved by the water over the course of millennia create a primordial setting which makes us feel very small.
This place surrounded by natural wilderness is a hidden gem in the heart of the Grigna, an oasis of peace and silence.
