Lago Vej del Bouc – loop starting from San Giacomo

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Lago Vej del Bouc – loop starting from San Giacomo

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Lago Vej del Bouc – loop starting from San Giacomo

06:00

15.3km

820m

Hiking

Embark on a difficult 9.5-mile (15.3 km) hike to Lago Vej del Bouc, gaining 2679 feet (817 metres) over 6 hours. This challenging route starts in San Giacomo, winding through shaded beech forests before opening up to vast alpine meadows. You will traverse grassy slopes, rocky sections, and detritic rubble,…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

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664 m

Don Bosco Salesian Oratory

Highlight • Religious Site

This building in the 19th century was owned by the Savoy family. It was a hunting lodge, as well as a servants' residence and animal shelter. During the Second World …

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2.35 km

Pra del Rasur

Highlight • Natural

Pra del Rasur is a flat place used in summer as a grazing area. Attention must be paid to cows and especially to newborn calves.

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3.71 km

Gias Sottano del Vej del Bouc

Highlight • River

This is a flat place where the river flows. Reached the crossroads, on the right you continue to the Pagarì Refuge, on the left you go up towards the Vej del Bouc Lake.

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7.81 km

Lago Vej del Bouc

Highlight • Lake

This is an enchanting lake, often little known. Somewhere on the surrounding rocky walls there are ancient rock engravings that recall those of the Valley of Wonders.

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15.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.86 km

6.17 km

1.25 km

Surfaces

7.86 km

4.51 km

2.77 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,040 m)

Lowest point (1,240 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

June 24, 2022,Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime - Wanderung zum Lago Vei de Bouc

Actually, a tour to the Rifugio Paragi, which also operates the highest brewery in the Alps at over 2,600m, should have been long overdue. Due to the threat of thunderstorms in the late afternoon, we decided to go to Lago Vei de Bouc near Pra de Rasur, located at a measly 2,042m. Then the thunderstorm thought, you can't get away …

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