GARDECCIA - VAIOLÉT TOWERS - SANTER PASS

GARDECCIA - VAIOLÉT TOWERS - SANTER PASS - Description

Directions

• Start

  GARDECCIA (Pozza di Fassa)
  
  The excursion starts from Gardeccia (1,949 m). The Gardeccia valley can be reached in two ways: from Ciampedìe (from Vigo di Fassa you go up to Ciampedìe in the cableway and then walk along path no. 540, 45 mins; parking is right beside the valley station of the cableway) or from Pera di Fassa (by chair lifts Vajolet I/II and then on foot, 25 mins; car park by the chair lift).
  You return to Gardeccia by way of the same route. Follow the directions of outbound walk to return to Vigo or Pera di Fassa. Only the route from Gardeccia to Vajolet Refuge is suitable for families with children; the path is walkable with toddler-carrier/backpack too.
   

• end point

  SANTNER PASS (Catinaccio-Rosengarten mountains)

required equipment

Wear adequate clothing, footwear and equipment suitable for the length and grade of difficulty of trail to be taken. Always try to be self-sufficient and carry with you the necessary to face possible emergency situations and a first aid kit.

Tips for the tour

Transport with liftsOnly the route from Gardeccia to Vajolet Refuge is suitable for families with children; the path is walkable with toddler-carrier/backpack too.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Difficult

• Fitness

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
Main access points  to Val di Fassa, coming from the A22, Modena-Brennero motorway: - Ora / Egna exit, S.S. 48 delle Dolomiti - San Lugano Pass - Val di Fiemme - Val di Fassa (distance 45 km). At the roundabout in Moena, follow the direction of Canazei upwards; - Bolzano Nord exit, S.S. 241 Grande Strada delle Dolomiti - Carezza Pass -Vigo di Fassa (distance 40 km). From Vigo follow direction Canazei upwards or the direction Soraga di Fassa and Moena downwards; Other accesses to the Val di Fassa: - from the A27 motorway (Venice), Belluno / Ponte nelle Alpi exit, then take S.S. 203 to Agordo and S.P. 346 to San Pellegrino Pass - Moena (Val di Fassa). At the roundabout in Moena, follow the direction of Canazei upwards; - from the A27 motorway (Venice), exit Belluno / Ponte nelle Alpi, S.S. 203 to Agordo / Alleghe / Rocca Pietore first and S.P.641 to Fedaia Pass - Canazei; - coming from Arabba, S.S.48 Pordoi Pass - Canazei; - from Val Gardena, S.S.242 Passo Sella - Canazei.
Parking is right beside the valley station of the cable car (Vigo) or of the "Vajolet" chair lift (Pera).

public transport
Regular bus service operated by the bus company Trentino Trasporti in Val di Fassa: bus line n. 101 Canazei - Cavalese - Trento bus line n. 104 Cavalese - Ora - Trento bus line n. 123 Moena - San Pellegrino Pass - Falcade Regular bus service operated by the bus company SAD in Val di Fassa: bus line n. 180 Pozza di Fassa - Vigo di Fassa - Passo Carezza - Bolzano bus line n. 471 Dolomites Passes (Sella Pass, Gardena Pass, Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Fedaia Pass). Only in summer