RIFUGIO GASTALDI 2659 m
Locality: Valli di Lanzo (TO), exactly Val d’Ala Start and finish: Pian della Mussa
1787 m Difference in height: 850 m Ascent time: 2 h Difficulty: E Necessary equipment: hiking
equipment Last ascent: 01/08/2013 Gps track: gpx |
Notes
Rifugio Barlolomeo Gastaldi is a big refuge (almost 100
places) built in the Crot del Ciaussiné. The new refuge is built on the ruins of the previous
one, destroyed during the Second World War. Near the new refuge, you can see
the old one, built in 1880. It is the starting point for various hikes and climbs
of the area. The place is overawed by Bessanese with its precipitous eastern wall.
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 the end of the plain, and park the
car before the ascent for Rifugio Città di Ciriè.
Ascent
Take
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, which climbs tortuously a steep grassy slope, passes near a fountain and
arrives at the refuge (2 h).
Descent
Following the ascent route (1 h 30’).
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