Braies · South Tyrol · Italy
Lago di Braies
Be there at first light: sunrise 05:32, alpenglow on the Seekofel 15-20 min before. Boats moored in their row only before 08:00.
At a glance
HazardEast shore steps are wet early in the morning Before you go
The place
Overview
A green lake under the Seekofel wall with wooden rowing boats, steps from the car park.
The route line is not in the GPX file yet: it is not confirmed. The trailhead and parking points are.
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Before you go
Book1 Jul-15 Sep, 09:00-16:00: cars only with an online reservation (44 EUR including a 22 EUR voucher); buses 442 and 439 need booking
official information · read 18 Oct 2026
BookParking P4 online, before the day
Hazard
HazardEast shore steps are wet early in the morning
Not checked yet: closures and conditions, altitude
For your group
Who it suits
- Any age
- 1–2.5 h on site
- Stroller: part of the way
- Wheelchair: partly accessible
- For a child: Not suitable for pushchairs on the east side (steps). The valley asks visitors not to swim; rowing boats are hired at the boathouse.
- All-terrain stroller only, the wide forest path on one side of the lake
- Accessible toilet: Yes
- Accessible parking: Yes
- When you can go: Open Jul to Sep
10 things we have not checked yet
Carrier, access detail, capacity, distance, climb, descent, surface, swimming, entry, water temperature.
On foot
The route
Trail guide: Open trail page
Tickets and fares
Options and prices
- Booking window
- Opens on a set dateofficial rule · read 19 Oct 2026
Sources
access to the Pragser Tal valley between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. is only permitted by public transportation, on foot, by bicycle or upon presentation of an online reservation
- Pragser Wildsee: access regulation · Prags/Braies tourist office · read 19 Oct 2026
Not checked yet: price
Logistics
How to get there
Directions
To P4, Lago di Braies
46.70039,12.08470
Hotel Lago di Braies, north shoreTrailhead
- Elevation
- 1,496 m
- Point
- 46.69898,12.08554
P4, Lago di BraiesParking
- Fee
- Sources disagree: EUR 44 booked online (the operator) or EUR 15/day; see Parking fee
- Capacity
- Fills before 09:00 without a booking
- Point
- 46.70039,12.08470
P3, Lago di BraiesParking
- Fee
- Paid
- Point
- 46.70176,12.08502
P2, Lago di BraiesParking
- Fee
- EUR 40, including parking, the access permit and a EUR 20 voucher
- Point
- 46.70554,12.08668
P1, Lago di BraiesParking
- Fee
- Paid
- Point
- 46.70059,12.08572
- Walk from the car
- 100 mofficial information · read 18 Oct 2026
Sources
P4 is about 100 m from the lake
- Pragser Wildsee access regulation and arrival · Prags/Braies valley (municipality and tourism) · read 18 Oct 2026
Not checked yet: public transport
Season and light
When to go
- Best time of day
- Sunrise, before the crowds; Golden pm, before the crowdsour judgement · read 19 Oct 2026
Sources
If you're coming by car, we recommend avoiding travel between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., as there may be a higher volume of visitors during that time.
- Pragser Wildsee: access regulation · Prags/Braies tourist office · read 19 Oct 2026
Access · official information · read 18 Oct 2026
Filled: open all monthOutlined: part of the monthDashed: not openShaded: limited
Not checked yet: best weeks
On site
Facilities
- Toilets
- at the startofficial information · read 18 Oct 2026
Sources
- Pragser Wildsee access regulation and arrival · Prags/Braies valley (municipality and tourism) · read 18 Oct 2026
- Food
- Cafeofficial information · read 18 Oct 2026
Sources
- Pragser Wildsee access regulation and arrival · Prags/Braies valley (municipality and tourism) · read 18 Oct 2026
Not checked yet: shade, picnic
Visual record
Photos
- Rowing boats on Lago di Braies with the Seekofel wall behindkallerna (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- Shallow turquoise bay and shingle shore at Lago di Braieskallerna (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- Wooden boats moored at the shore of Lago di BraiesJörg Blobelt (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Official and booking
Links
Researched1
- Official site (opens in a new tab)read 19 Oct 2026
Official2
Route7
- OSM relation 12043472 (Seeweg) (opens in a new tab)
- Drei Zinnen official GPX (opens in a new tab)
- Lake Braies Loop (opens in a new tab)
- Pragser Wildsee loop (opens in a new tab)
- Outdooractive: Seerundweg Pragser Wildsee (opens in a new tab)
- Gaia GPS: Pragser Wildsee loop (opens in a new tab)
- Tabacco 031 Dolomiti di Braies 1:25k (opens in a new tab)
Conditions3
Provenance
Facts and sources
- Distance
- 3.7 kmOur research, read Aug 2026
- Climb
- 30 mOur research, read Aug 2026
- High point
- 1528 mSuedtirol Guide listing, read 18 Oct 2026 · official source
- Time
- 1-1.5 hOur research, read Aug 2026
- Shape
- loopOur research, read Aug 2026
- Surface
- West shore wide and flat; east shore narrow with rock-cut stepshoehenrausch.de report, read 18 Oct 2026 · from other hikers
- Exposure
- someeast shore passes close to the wall, read 18 Oct 2026 · from other hikers
- Water, toilets, huts
- Toilets, cafe and boat rental at the lakeOur research, read Aug 2026
- Kids
- Not suitable for pushchairs (steps on the east side)hoehenrausch.de, read 18 Oct 2026 · from other hikers
- Season
- Access limited in July-Sept: online reservation for parking or transitOur research, read Aug 2026
- Best time of day
- First light: sunrise 05:32, alpenglow on the Seekofel; boats moored before 08:00Our research, read Aug 2026
- Fee
- EUR 44 booked online, or EUR 15 a day: sources disagreesources disagree, read 18 Oct 2026 · from other hikersSources disagree: EUR 44 incl. a EUR 22 voucher, booked online; EUR 15/day; Car access booking-only 1 Jul - 15 Sep, 09:00-16:00
- Booking page
- https://www.prags.bz/enprags.bz, read 18 Oct 2026 · official source
- Shuttle
- Bus 442 from Villabassa (check 2027 times)Our research, read Aug 2026
- What
- Parking P4 online, before the dayOur research, read Aug 2026
- Lake loop
- 3.7 km, flatOur research, read Aug 2026
- Parking
- P4 €44 (incl. €22 voucher), booked onlineprags.bz, read Aug 2026
- Boat rental
- €20 shared / €55 private per 45 minOur research, read Aug 2026
Why it is worth the trip
Our judgement · read 18 Oct 2026: The tourism board calls it widely regarded as the most beautiful lake in the Dolomites and one of the main highlights of the region; summer car access needs a reservation. Chose national over world when in doubt.
Official highlight: Lake Prags, a main highlight of the 3 Zinnen region
Provincial or state park: Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Park
- Location unconfirmed. The P1 lot is inferred from a bus stop; a person must confirm it.
- Unverified. Approximate position, not checked against OpenStreetMap yet.
- Prices and hours from 2026; check before you go. Figures were read in 2026 and are used as a pattern for 2027.
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