Lake Braies

How to get there - click here!

Lake Braies is also known as the "Pearl of the Dolomite Lakes" and is located in the Braies Valley of the same name at an altitude of 1,494 meters. The emerald green mountain lake was created by a natural dam as a result of a mudslide. The lake is dominated by the imposing massif of the Seekofel (2,810 m). It is the starting point of the Dolomites High Trail no. 1 and is also part of the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park.

Family tip:

Walk around the lake

Go for a ride in a rowing boat

Dip your feet in the ice-cold water

Skip stones across the surface of the lake

Facts and figures:

Duration: half-day excursion

Weather: recommended in sunny or cloudy weather

Altitude: 1.494 m

Kids: easily doable for children. Toddlers in back carriers. Partly suitable for buggies (up to the Grünwaldhütte hut)

Costs: parking fees and refreshments

Length of the hike: approx. 1 hour to walk around the Pragser Wildsee

Accessibility:

How to get there: see link above

Duration: approx. 35 minutes

Directions:

To get to Lake Braies, drive from the vacation village in the direction of Brunico to Villabassa. Past Villabassa/Niederdorf, a turn-off on the left leads into the Braies Valley.

Well combinable with the following excursion destinations:

The 3 Zinnen cheese dairy in Dobbiaco

Alpe Pragas - jam factory with small museum and shop

Plätzwiese