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A peak little known to the general public and off the most popular tourist routes, the Grotta Rossa peak presents an exceptional panorama of the more famous Valle Aperta and the area of the Bruffione peak. The climb largely retraces the old roads built during the Great War and, apart from the final stretch, has steep gradients.
| lunghezza | 6.3 km |
| duration | 2.25:15 am |
| difference | |
| words | 485 m |
| downhill | 485 m |
| Highest point | 2193 masl |
| lowest point | 1716 masl |
Malga Serollo (1716m)
Coordinates:
latitude: 45.901459
longitude: 10.554404
Malga Serollo (1716m)
From the area with benches and tables on the North-West side of the Serollo hut (1716m) you go up following the small dirt road that leads to the Northern side of the Doss di Pilastraghe (Valle Aperta side).
The road, initially uphill and then slightly uphill, goes around the hill towards the West until arriving, on flat ground, at Casina dale Pere at an altitude of 1770m.
Go up behind the hut, with a path that is not too obvious in the first section, in the direction of the obvious grassy step behind the building.
Reach the pass and go back down on the opposite side to the obvious dirt road that goes up from the south.
Turn right and, keeping to the road, continue west again until you reach the base of the east ridge of the Red Cave (approximately 1960m); the pass that you have to reach to then go up the long eastern ridge that leads to the summit is the first you come across after the one with a small post for hunters, after a short stretch of road that runs alongside a small rocky wall.
Access to the pass located at the base of the long ridge-ridge is possible thanks to the remains of the path.
Once you reach the pass, continue on the remains of the path and "attack" the slope, without having to go up the steep meadow and debris.
The summit cross is reached, with difficulty for the less trained.
The return takes place following the uphill itinerary up to where the path intersects with the road (outward journey) from here you continue straight downhill on the road aiming for the obvious pass between Cima Pissalat and Cima Romanterra which can be reached via the old path.
Once you have passed the pass, go down the meadow to the road below, on an old, little-traveled path.
Once you reach the road, continue left until you reach the Serollo hut, the starting point.
Be careful not to slip in the final stretch of the climb to the summit because on the north side there are rock walls and jumps of a few tens of metres.
As you will imagine, the feasibility of itineraries in a mountain environment is closely linked to contingent conditions and therefore depends on natural phenomena, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this sheet may have undergone changes. Before leaving, find out about the status of the route by contacting the manager of the refuges on your route, the mountain guides, the visitor centers of the natural parks and the tourist offices.
Dolomiti Walking Hotels
Via De Gasperi 77, 38123 Trento
at the Hoteliers and Businesses Association of the Province of Trento
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