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DBT Stage 3: Rifugio Graffer - Rifugio Tuckett

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Duration 2.3 h

Distance 5.0 km

Ascend 252 hm

Descent 267 hm

Max. height 2442 m

DBT Stage 3: Rifugio Graffer - Rifugio Tuckett - Description

Third stage of the "Dolomiti di Brenta Trek" route, from Rifugio Graffer to Rifugio Tuckett.    
Rifugio Tuckett (2271 m) stands on a small terrace at the foot of Castelletto Inferiore. the alpinists of the Sektion Berlin of the D.u.Oe.A.V who named it after the British mountaineer Francis Fox Tuckett.  In the background the Vedretta di Brenta Inferiore (improperly also called Vedretta di Tuckett) and the Bocca di Tuckett dominated by the stark Cima Brenta. The view from the refuge sweeps westwards to the white slopes of Adamello and the superb pyramid of Presanella.

Directions

  • Start

    Rifugio Graffer

    From Rifugio Graffer (2263 m) you follow the path SAT 331 (E) that in 0:30 hours climbs up and connects to the path SAT 316 (E) that starts at Passo del Grostè and with ups and downs reaches Rifugio Tuckett in 1:10 hour.

  • end point

    Rifugio Tuckett

required equipment

Necessary equipment  technical mountain clothing mountain boots with Vibram sole or similar If the route has equipped parts, brings with you:  ferrata set harness helmet ferrata gloves a piece of rope (suggested) ice-axe and crampons (where necessary)

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Fitness

  • Experience

  • Landscape

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
To get to the Graffer Refuge more quickly, it’s possible to take the Grostè cable car that goes up to the Grostè Pass and from here go down along the SAT 301 trail to the refuge in 20 minutes. Alternatively, from the town of Madonna di Campiglio you can drive by car to the Spinale cable car which goes to the top of Monte Spinale, then proceed on foot following the SAT 331 trail for 45 minutes.
Big free parking at the departure of the Grostè cableway.

public transport
Shuttle bus Madonna di Campiglio - Campo Carlo Magno (Grostè cablecar stop) or the Trentino Trasporti bus line (Grostè cablecar stop).

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