The Latemar labyrinth is what a huge landslide left behind when it broke off the group long ago. It lies at the foot of the walls, between Lake Carezza and the Passo Costalunga, a field of giant boulders where waymarked trail 20 squeezes between the blocks, passes through narrow clefts and climbs steps cut into the stone. In places, the Eggental tourist board warns, you need your hands. It is classed as a tourist path suitable for families and children, but the grading is medium: closed shoes with grip. The massif itself, with its peaks, its geology, the via ferrata and the Torre di Pisa hut, is covered on the Latemar group page.
There are two ways in. From the Passo Costalunga, at 1,752 metres, take trail 21 to the Radura di Mezzo viewpoint at 1,840 metres, then trail 20 through the labyrinth, returning on 18 and 21: 8.8 kilometres, 2 hours 29 minutes, 220 metres of ascent and the same of descent, with a high point of 1,905 metres. You park at the Passo Costalunga, for a fee, and the bus stops there too. From Lake Carezza it is 9.6 kilometres in 3 hours, with 447 metres of ascent and descent between 1,539 and 1,906 metres: forest road 11 to the Radura di Mezzo, then 20, 18 and 21, and back on 11. Paid parking at Lake Carezza. These are the figures published by eggental.com.
The loop from the lake crosses the Latemar forest, the one the tourist board describes as famous for the resonance wood used to build musical instruments: this is the Carezza violin forest, and you walk through it for a good stretch before the boulders. In the same area, at the Prati del Latemar, stands one of the six viewpoints of the Val d'Ega mountain cinema: 1.6 kilometres, 40 minutes, 168 metres of ascent, easy. And then there is the view everyone knows, the one from Lake Carezza, with the spires mirrored in the water: the walk round it is the Lake Carezza loop.
The other side is Obereggen, home of the Latemarium: a set of themed trails at the foot of the walls, among them Latemar.Natura, Latemar.Panorama, Latemar.Alp and Latemar.Meteo. The best-known destination is the Latemar.360° platform, built of larch wood at 2,200 metres in the shape of an ammonite, five minutes above the Oberholz lift station along trail 18. Obereggen also has Mindful.Latemar, the loop on Monte Golfrion at 1,872 metres. In summer 2026 the Obereggen-Oberholz chairlift runs from 6 June to 4 October and the Obereggen-Ochsenweide gondola from 13 June to 4 October, both from 8.30 am to 6 pm: 22 euros return, 18 for juniors, 16.50 and 14 one way; under-8s travel free. In winter these same slopes are the Ski Center Latemar.
Latemar Labyrinth is one of the routes we gathered by grade and by area: Trekking in the Dolomites: the best trails and how to plan your hike.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Latemar labyrinth?
A field of huge boulders left at the foot of the Latemar by a large landslide. Waymarked trail 20, the Labyrinth trail, threads through it between narrow clefts, stone passages and steps cut into the rock. It lies between Lake Carezza and the Passo Costalunga, in the Eggental.
Where does the labyrinth walk start and how long does it take?
From the Passo Costalunga, at 1,752 metres, it is 8.8 kilometres and 2 hours 29 minutes, with 220 metres of ascent. From Lake Carezza it is 9.6 kilometres and 3 hours, with 447 metres of ascent. Both loops pass the Radura di Mezzo viewpoint at 1,840 metres. The figures come from the Eggental tourist board.
Is the Labyrinth trail all right with children?
The Eggental tourist board lists it as suitable for families and children, but the grading is medium and some passages between the boulders need your hands. With small children allow plenty of time, and leave the pushchair behind. This is not a level stroll.
Where do you park?
At the Passo Costalunga car park or the Lake Carezza car park, depending on which way you go in. Both charge. Buses stop at the Passo Costalunga and at Lake Carezza as well, and on summer weekends the parking spaces go early.
Where is the Carezza violin forest?
It is the Latemar forest, the one you cross on the way up from Lake Carezza to the Radura di Mezzo. The Eggental tourist board describes it as famous for the resonance wood used in making musical instruments. There is no entrance and no ticket: you simply walk through it on the trail.
What is the Latemarium, and what do the lifts cost?
The Latemarium is the set of themed trails at the foot of the Latemar above Obereggen, with the Latemar.360° viewing platform at 2,200 metres. In summer 2026 the Obereggen-Oberholz chairlift is open from 6 June to 4 October and the Obereggen-Ochsenweide gondola from 13 June to 4 October, from 8.30 am to 6 pm: 22 euros return for adults and 18 for juniors, free for under-8s.