Canazei   Basaltic Waterfalls   Val Salei   Col Rodella   Campitello

Canazei - Basaltic Waterfalls - Val Salei - Col Rodella - Campitello

Trekking

The route connects Canazei to the Sella Pass and then to Col Rodella, across the vast pastures of Val Salei. Along the ascent we encounter the Basaltic Waterfalls, a peculiar hexagonal rock formation.

Find the church of Saint Florian and the square of the same name in the old centre ...
of Canazei. Take "Strèda dò Ruf de Antermont", and go past the old sawmill. Then cross the stream "Ruf de Antermont" by way of a bridge to the left. The path is no. 655 and it follows the stream. You will join the forest road "Pian Pozates" and after this the gradient lessens. There is a clearing with a view of the entire Sella mountain group: the Piz Ciavazes on the left, and the Sass Pordoi on the right. You keep following the dirt road until you get to the edge of the forest where there is a bench and a cross. Next walk across the basin of "Mortic" where an old chapel (dedicated to Saint Mary Ausiliatrice) is the only remainder of one of the oldest settlements in Val di Fassa. Now you cross a bridge, and when you meet up with a ski-run go round to the left and keep going not far from the main road. The path then joins the main road at the eighth bend. Keep going uphill until you reach "Pian de Frataces" (1 hour) where you find the Lupo Bianco Hotel on the left and other refreshment points. leave the car at "Pian de Frataces" near the Lupo Bianco Hotel. Go down towards the hollow which used to be an artificial lake. Cross the stream "Ruf de Antermont" and take path no. 655 which actually runs along the forest road "Col de la Pica". Go up through the wooden huts and barns at "Pradel" and then cross the stream "Ruf de Val" ("Pènt de l’Ors" bridge). Keep going along the edge of the forest until you reach a cross and a bench at "Costa Rossa". Turning right you go uphill through the trees and then you will come to a clearing called "Pian de Marizanela". Next there is a short steep section just before you reach the basin of "Val", an area renowned for its wide variety of alpine flora. At a fork turn left to reach the vaste meadow of "Pian de Jiadoes". Cross it going then up through sparse fir and larch trees. Next you come to the Val Salei. The path proceeds gently as it climbs up the mountainside to the Valentini Refuge (2 hrs 15). Go left along the flat road to the Salei refuge and then climb up to the "Forcella Rodella". From here, to the left, the uphill section to the Des Alpes Refuge begins (3 hrs). Then you can take the path which leads up to the top of Col Rodella. You will reach the summit in 15 mins and the view of the Fassa Dolomites is quite exceptional.

Author's advice: From "Pian de Frataces", go down along the path of "Mortic" to reach the basaltic waterfalls of the stream "Antermont", a site with a considerable natural value - protected by the Autonomous Province of Trentino - which dates back to the Middle Triassic. Even though the bluestone is a very common volcanic rock in Val di Fassa, such a columnar outcrop is extremely rare. The crystal water flows on the basaltic rock, characterized by an unusual cracking. The shrinking of the lava flows undergone during a cooling phase formed a polygonal mesh which gave origin to real elongated prisms. But those at "Pian de Frataces" are kind of unusual: there are not only vertical columns, but also horizontal and transversal one. In several points, the walls show the trespassing of a globular structure, which derives from the accumulation of blown up lava cushions. For further information (in Italian language): http://www.dolomitifassa.it/antermont.html

To avoid the climb, the itinerary can be tackled in the opposite direction, starting from Campitello and reaching Col Rodella by cable car. Data: 2.45 hours; height difference in descent 932 m. Other lifts open: chairlift Rodella - Des Alpes; gondola Pradel - Salei (Pian de Frataces).

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