Gesso Valley – Piastra Dam loop from Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi

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Gesso Valley – Piastra Dam loop from Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi

Hard

4.5

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hikers

Gesso Valley – Piastra Dam loop from Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi

05:25

17.8km

630m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

67 m

Luigi Einaudi Hydroelectric Plant

Highlight • Monument

Possibility of guided tours of the plant on Saturday

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Tip by

2.32 km

Shore of Lago della Piastra

Highlight • Lake

Access point to the lake near an equipped area for a fee

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Tip by

8.78 km

Piastra Dam

Highlight • Structure

Dam with large water reservoir currently emptied for maintenance work (10/21)

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

468 m

349 m

Surfaces

16.9 km

468 m

322 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

March 6, 2025,Escursione

Load-bearing snow after the avalanche barriers... when I reached the crossroads of the lake of ruin, instead of going there immediately, I turned right from the barrier until I reached the Enel square called Chistafort, which is the mountain that overlooks it.

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