Cima Presanella peak

Cima Presanella peak - Description

Directions

• Start

  Pozzi Alti car park
  
  EEA - Escursionisti Esperti con Attrezzature (Expert Equipped Hike)
  Departure point is from the Pozzi Alti car park (1.884m) reachable by way of an old military dirt road, which begins at Stavel, near the village of Vermiglio. The 6km long road is accessible without a permit. If you wish to walk this road, take the SAT 233, which leads to the ex-Fort Pozzi Alti (1h 30 mins), one of the old Austrian-Hungarian military posts which defended Passo del Tonale.
  From the car park take the SAT 233 slightly uphill and cross a tunnel dug out of the rocks and a few canals until reaching the sign SAT 206 which comes directly from Stavel. Follow the path towards Rifugio Stavel F. Denza (2.298m) which can be found on a rocky ridge at an altitude of 2.298m.
  From the rifugio the SAT 206 rises steeply to start with and then follows a moraine which leads to Passo Cercen (3.022m) reachable passing some rocky plates. From here, travelling up the glacier you will reach Sella Freshfield named after one of the first climbers on Presenella in 1864. Descent from here on the Vedretta di Nardis and going around the Cima Vermiglio and a final ridge you will arrive to the cross of Cima Presanella (3.558m).

• end point

  Cima Presanella peak

required equipment

This climb is suitable only for experts fitted out with the correct equipment such as, rope snaphook and harness, an ice axe, an iron spike and helmet. Waterproof clothes, light but warm (the first layer of clothing in contact with the skin, should be made of polypropylene, a second layer should be of wool or felt (for insulation) and the third layer, waterproof windcheater raincoat in nylon or Gore-Tex, long trousers, mountain boots, gloves and hat, a change of clothes, rucksack and water bottle, skin cream and sun glasses and personal items.

Tips for the tour

Presanella, offers a breath-taking view: to the south the Adamello group with its glaciers and to the north the Ortles-Cevedale group.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Difficult

• Fitness

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
FROM BOLOGNA-VERONA AND FROM BRENNEROTake the A22 motorway and exit at Trento Nord (if you are coming from the south) or S. Michele all’Adige (if you coming from the north). Proceed in direction Cles, Val di Non, Val di Sole until reaching Vermiglio. FROM BERGAMO-BRESCIAProceed along the SS42 (direction Passo Tonale) until reaching Vermiglio. Follow the signs from here to Velon. Immediately after Hotel Baita Velon take the dirt road, which to Forte Pozzi Alti.
Pozzi Alti Car Park (6km from Vermiglio)

public transport
By train to Trento (Verona-Brennero line) and from here, take the Trento-Malè-Mezzana (Val di Sole) local train. There are buses from all stations. For the latest timetable go to www.valdisole.net/EN/Public-Transportation.