Resort: Sèn Jan di Fassa
Category: High level hikes
Status:
Open -
Related paths The “open/closed” status of the itinerary (open/closed) referes to summer season ONLY. Features: Transport with lifts
Ground: Dirt road - Mountain path
Time: 2.30 hrs
Difficulty: Difficult
Difference of level: 783 m
Length: 3,67 km

Description path 3/e: to get to Gardeccia you can take the cable car from Vigo and then path no. 540 (in this case you should add 45 mins to the total time), or the chair lifts from Pera and then the forest road to Gardeccia (25 mins to total time). From Gardeccia take the dirt road marked path no. 546 and head for the Vaiolét Valley, and the rocks known as the "Porte Neigre". You will come to the path from the Cigolade Pass ("Pas da le Zigolade"; waysign no. 541) and you will soon reach the Preuss and Vajolet refuges at 2,243 m (1 hour). Next take path no. 584 to the Principe Pass but then turn left almost immediately to begin the climb up towards the Vaiolét Towers ("Gartl" equipped path; no. 542). When you arrive you will find the Re Alberto I Refuge at 2,621 m (1 hour; 2 hrs). The basin is called the "Gartl" and is formed by the Vaiolét towers, the north face of the Catinaccio and the "Crode di Re Laurino" mountains. Now take the easy path across the scree to the Santner Pass Refuge (30 mins; 2 hrs 30).
Only the route from Gardeccia to Vajolet Refuge is suitable for families with children; the path is walkable with toddler-carrier/backpack too.
See also:
- lift opening times and prices in Val di Fassa
- mountain refuges and alpine huts open in summer
- tips and tours with Alpine guides
Related paths |
Path No. | Path Name | Status | Notes |
SAT 540 | Rifugio Ciampedie - Gardecia | Open | |
SAT 542 | Rif. Vaiolet e Preuss - P.so Santner (Sentiero Attrezzato del Gartl) | Open | |
SAT 546 | Gardecia - Rifugi Vaiolet e Preuss | Open | |
Data of the paths status provided by: Autonomous Province of Trento, Val di Fassa Municipalities, PAT Forest Department.
The status of the paths (open/closed) refers to summer season ONLY.
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