GIRO PIAN DELLA MUSSA:
Lago della Rossa - Passo delle Mangioire
Notes
It
is a classical walking route in Lanzo Valleys, and it
is a must for a hiker who explores this area. Stunning places, stunning
landscapes makes this hike one of the most recommended in the Valleys. Lago della
Rossa, the widest lake of Lanzo Valleys, thanks to the dam built from 1927 to 1939, has a surface
of 500,000 m2, and a capacity of 9 million m3.
Till
Lago della
Rossa the path is well marked, such as the track
which descents form Passo delle Mangioire to Pian della Mussa, while from the
lake to the pass the track is very tiny, and somewhere missing, making this
hike inadvisable during a foggy day.
Car access
From
Turin take the SP1 road, passing through Venaria Reale, Robassomero, Fiano and Cafasse; then after a gallery you
will be in Lanzo Valleys. Otherwise from Turin pass
through Caselle,
Ciriè, Nole, Mathi, Lanzo and Germagnano;
passed the last one, at a roundabout, you will find the route previously
described. Ignore the indications for Valle di Viù,
pass through Pessinetto,
ignore the indications for Mezzenile, and, at a traffic light, go straight on. Follow
the route, passing Ceres, Ala di Stura, Balme and their hamlets. The street becomes steep and tortuous till
reaching Pian della Mussa; drive till Grange
della Mussa 1761 m, and
park the car in front of the Bricco restaurant.
Route
From
Grange della Mussa follow the street till taking the path which
brings to Rifugio Gastaldi (indications),
passing near Alpe Rocca Venoni. The track climbs and reaches Pian dei Morti (“Testa ‘d
Mort”, which in the local dialect means “Land
of dead”). At a juncture, turn left and follow the path. It climbs
tortuously a steep grassy slope, passes near a fountain and arrives at the
refuge (2 h). Continue on the left following the indications for Lago della Rossa and Rifugio Cibrario; after having lost approximately 150 m in
height, ford a little river and climb the opposite slope. Ignore the
ramifications directed to Colle d’Arnas and to Lago del Crotas, following the Tour della Bessanese
track. The path crosses few little snowfields and, after a ramp, reaches Collarin d’Arnas, a
mountain pass not far for Lago del Collarin. Follow the track till arriving in sight of Lago della Rossa; go down in the direction of the lake, arriving
near a rock on which it is written “P. Mangiore” with a written arrow turned towards left:
leave the Tour della
Bessanese track in order to follow this
indication. The path reaches a little mountain pass, and descent the opposite
steep slope. At the end of the descent, continue walking towards Passo delle Mangioire, trying to lose height the least possible
(avoid the track which descents to Usseglio). Reached Passo delle Mangiore after a little
ascent, follow the path which climbs down the opposite slope, crossing a narrow
passage. Walk on the track, reaching Pian degli Alamant, a flat land
full of fountains, and Alpe Saulera 2095 m.
Ignore the ramifications for Colle Sud del Tovetto and for Colle Tovo and go straight
on, climbing down a slope covered by alders thanks to a wet path, till arriving
near the white houses of Villa Sigismondi. Cross the Stura River and reach Grange della Mussa 1761 m.
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