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Climb to the Sassongher mountain

Mountain tour

Climb to the Sassongher mountain

Mountain tour · Alta Badia
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    Sassongher
    Photo: Alta Badia/Alex Moling, Alta Badia Tourism Cooperative
Map / Climb to the Sassongher mountain
The Sassongher Mountain is the symbol of Corvara. This moderately difficult Alpine tour, which is secured with cables, leads to one of the finest panoramic points in our valley.
moderate
Distance 10.1 km
4:30 h
1,305 m
1,481 m
2,664 m
1,423 m

The Sassongher Mountain is the symbol of Corvara. This moderately difficult alpine tour, some of which is secured with cables, leads to one of the finest panoramic points in our valley. At 2,665 m, the summit terrace of the Sassongher offers a 360° view of the Dolomites.

Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,664 m
Lowest point
1,423 m
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Coordinates:
DD
46.554520, 11.855692
DMS
46°33'16.3"N 11°51'20.5"E
UTM
32T 718898 5159623
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Turn-by-turn directions

Starting in Colfosco - near the church - head west along trail no. 4 through the Stella Alpina valley, passing a wayside shrine, until you come to a fork. Here you leave trail no. 4, which is signposted for Puez, to take trail no. 7 to the right. The trail crosses a very steep grassy slope and leads you up to the Forcela Sassongher fork. This is where the most difficult part of the climb begins. Keep the right and cross a steep scree slope to reach the rocks leading up to the summit. There are fixed cables to help you clamber up the smooth rocks, before you reach an uphill section that takes you across scree to the wide area at the very highest point (2,665 m).

Go down the same way. When you arrive to the Forcela Sassongher fork, continue north on mountain trail no. 5, go down steeply to a line of rocks beneath the Para da Giai, then over a steep scree slope down past the source of the Ruac stream to the Ütia de Gardenacia mountain hut. The descent continues on mountain trail no. 5 to La Villa.
Above the Ütia Sponata hut, you can shorten the descent by taking the Gherdenacia chairlift down to La Villa.

Public transport

Getting to the starting point of the tour or point of interest by public transport is easy and convenient.

Directions

Follow the SS244 Val Badia road towards Corvara.

Coordinates

DD
46.554520, 11.855692
DMS
46°33'16.3"N 11°51'20.5"E
UTM
32T 718898 5159623
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Similar routes nearby

  • Multi-day trekking on the Alta Badia high route
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  • Hike from the Franz Kostner hut to Corvara via Crëp de Sela
  • Crossing of the Sella Group from Sass Pordoi to Corvara
  • Climb to the "Ciaval" peak on the Sas dla Crusc/Santa Croce
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
10.1 km
Duration
4:30 h
Ascent
1,305 m
Descent
1,481 m
Highest point
2,664 m
Lowest point
1,423 m

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