Snowshoe hike to the Cròs del Cùc viewpoint

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Duration 1.8 h

Distance 4.4 km

Ascend 191 hm

Descent 191 hm

Max. height 1508 m

Snowshoe hike to the Cròs del Cùc viewpoint - Description

A panoramic point easy to reach with snowshoes. From the top it is possible to admire the Piné Plateau in its wonderful winter landscape.
The itinerary leading to Cròs del Cuc is a route aprreciated both everyone, for its easiness and scenic context. The summit can be reached in about an hour and a half on snowshoes following the forest road that starts from the car park beyond the reastaurant Baita Alpina, above the village of Bedollo. The arrival point is marked by a majestic cross: the clearing allows an optimal view of the frozen lakes of Piazze and Serraia.

Directions

  • Start

    Bedollo - Baita Alpina (1.326 m)

    From the car park after the Baita Alpina restaurant, at the top of the village of Bedollo, go on along the forest road until the sign indicating the route to Cros del Cuc with the written "Cros del Cuc - percorso facile - 45 min".  At the crossroad, take the forest road on the right uphill. After about 40 minutes, in a last hairpin bend on the left you will find another crossroad with the indication for the viewpoint. Then take the road on the right, follow it for a few minutes until you reach the clearing with the large white cross.

  • end point

    Panoramic point Cròs del Cùc

required equipment

Warm and waterproof winter clothes. Spare shirt, gloves, wool cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, water, snacks, hiking shoes and hiking poles.

Tips for the tour

We recommend to bring food and hot drinks in your backpack for refreshment once you reach the top. This showshoe hike is wonderful also if done in the moonlight.

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Easy
  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

Recommended season

  • Jan.
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Directions

self-arranged arrival
The starting point can be reached in about 15 minutes from the public transport stop or by reaching the Baita Alpina restaurant independently with your own vehicle.
At the beginning of the forest road there is a dirt car park where you can park your vehicle.

public transport
From Trento it is possible to reach the town of Bedollo with the public transport, line B402 (Trento - Nogarè - Baselga di Pinè - Montesover).

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