Overview  South wall, lake and refuge It occupies the southern part of the great group of the Lagorai of which
it constitutes a geographical subgroup (geologically
different because made of
granite and not of porphyr) and from which it is separated
and at the same time joined by two valleys: the Val
Campelle valley toward west and the Val Cia valley toward east.
Normally the entire zone is also called
“group of Lagorai-Cima d' Asta” in order to emphasize the
geographic-territorial unit of the area to whose inside is placed the massif of
Cima d'Asta. But the massif is itself distinguished in the subgroups of Cima
Tolvà and
Cimon Rava and therefore some author prefers to consider it
like being group to himself. In every case from its main top (m. 2847) a 360°
wide panorama is enjoyed.
Getting There
• By car from Trento: to
abandon the
A22 motorway of Brennero to the escape Trento Nord; to follow the
indications for Padova-Venezia and to take SS 47 of the Valsugana; to continue
on SS 47 of the Valsugana; exceeded Borgo Valsugana, to turn on the left and
following the indications for Strigno and Tesino. Joints to
Pieve Tesino to follow the indications for the Val Malene valley.
• By car from Bassano del Grappa:
to take the state road SS 47 in Trento direction. At Grigno, exit and take to
right for Castel Tesino. Joints to
Pieve Tesino to follow the indications for the Val Malene valley.
• By train from Trento: to
come down to the station Borgo Valsugana East of the railway line Trento-Venezia
and to go up on the bus for Castello Tesino available in the same station.
Railroad Time-table into
Trenitalia; for bus into
TrentinoTrasporti. No public services from Pieve Tesino to Malga Sorgazza,
starting point of the route!
• By train from Bassano del Grappa:
as mentioned above. This access is recommended for who is approached from
Venezia, Padova, Treviso and from the Padana plain it orients them. No public
services from Pieve Tesino to Malga Sorgazza, starting point of the route!
• Nearest airports: in Verona
Aeroporto Valerio
Catullo; in Venezia Aeroporto
Marco Polo; in Bolzano-Bozen
Aeroporto di Bolzano.Hiking normal route At north of the country of Pieve
Tesino it begins the asphalted road of the Val Malene valley that penetrates in the subgroup of Cima d'Asta and is furrowed from the Grigno creek.
After ten kilometers there is Malga Sorgazza alpine barn (m. 1.450 - opened in the
summery period with restaurant service and parking). From here it begins the
distance on foot, that we divide into two parts:
• first part (Sorgazza mountain
barn - Ottone Brentari refuge): from mountain barn Sorgazza (m. 1.450), to
follow the forest road along the path path SAT 327 along the large forest road.
Leaving on the right the path
SAT 386,
and reaching so the locality “pont
Brusà” (m. 1.647) with cableway of service to the Ottone Brentari refuge. Here
to
choose path SAT 327 that laughed them with numerous carried the walloon
called locally “bualòn” until altitude 2,000 meters where coming from Forcella
Magna path SAT 326. To continue along
SAT 327 until the rests of the
old mountain hut "del Pastore" (m. 2.131). Here it is possible to choose if to
continue along SAT 327 (steeper) or to opt for the varying SAT 327b (less steep).
If it is continued for
SAT 327 it is necessary to
gain the not dangerous but
steep plates in granite that they carry directly to the Lago di Cima d'Asta lake
(m. 2.451) that is situated beside the refuge
Ottone Brentari (m. 2.476). The varying SAT 327b
completes a turn on the right in order to go around the plates, but the time
does not change: 3,00 hours - unevenness 1,040 meters.
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 Viewing back to Val Malene |
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• second part (Ottone
Brentari refuge - East normal route): from the refuge to follow path SAT 364
that goes around to east the small lake and goes up until catching up the deep
saddleback (“Forzeleta”, m. 2.680) situated in the east crest. From the
saddleback, the path turns to NW (left for who goes up) and then comes down for
80-100 meters until the sinking "Conca Lastè dei Fiori" . Here you abandon the path
SAT 364 that comes down in the Vallon di Cima d' Asta.
By a marked path, left to right and low the Passo dei Diavoli (=Step of the
Devils) is continued along the slope till the the cross of summit at m.
2847 (from the shelter hours 1.15-1.30 - unevenness 375 meters+80 meters in
reduction = 454 meters). Some meters to NW of the cross is found, more low, the
bivouac Giuseppe Cavinato
(m. 2840). • Note: if the distance comes
completed in a single day, the total unevenness in climb Malga Sorgazza-Cima d'
Asta is 1.480 meters approximately.
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 At the "Forzeleta" staple  The Lastè dei Fiori sinking |
 From "Forzeleta" staple toward the top  From top toward Cima dei Diavoli |
Italian version:
A nord del paese di Pieve Tesino inizia la strada comunale
asfaltata della Val Malene che si addentra nel sottogruppo di Cima d'Asta ed è solcata dal torrente Grigno. Dopo
dieci chilometri si giunge alla località
Malga Sorgazza (m. 1450 -
aperta nel periodo estivo con servizio di ristorazione e parcheggio). Di qui inizia il percorso a piedi,
che dividiamo in due parti:
• prima parte (Malga Sorgazza -
Rifugio Ottone Brentari): da Malga Sorgazza m. 1.450, seguire la strada
forestale lungo il sentiero sentiero SAT 327 fino alla località "pont Brusà" (m. 1.647)
dove parte la teleferica di servizio al rifugio Brentari. Scegliere il sentiero
SAT 327 che risale con numerose svolte il vallone chiamato localmente "bualòn"
fino a quota 2.000 dove incontra il sentiero SAT 326 proveniente da Forcella
Magna. Proseguire lungo il SAT 327 fino ai ruderi della Baita del Pastore (m. 2.131).
Qui è possibile scegliere se proseguire lungo il sentiero SAT 327 (più ripido)
oppure optare per la variante SAT 327b (meno ripida). Se si prosegue per il SAT
327 occorre vincere le placche in granito non pericolose ma ripide che portano
direttamente al Lago di Cima d'Asta (m. 2451) e al vicino Rifugio
Ottone Brentari (m.
2.476). La variante SAT 327b compie un giro sulla destra per aggirare le placche
granitiche, ma il tempo non cambia: 3.00 ore, dislivello 1.040 metri.
• seconda parte (Rifugio Ottone
Brentari - via normale dalla cresta est): dal Rifugio Brentari
seguire il sentiero SAT 364 che aggira ad est il lago e sale fino a raggiungere la profonda sella ("Forzeleta",
m. 2.680) incisa nella
cresta orientale di Cima d'Asta. Dalla sella, il sentiero gira a NW (sinistra
per chi sale) e scende per 80-100 meters fino alla conca sassosa dei Lastè dei Fiori.
Si abbandona il sentiero SAT 364 che scende nel Vallon di Cima d'Asta e si
prosegue lungo il pendio E della cima seguendo un percorso intuitivo e segnato
che, lasciato a destra e in basso il Passo dei Diavoli,
porta alla croce di vetta a m. 2.847 (dal rifugio ore 1.15-1.30,
dislivello 375 meters+80 meters in discesa = 454 meters). Qualche metro a
NW della croce si trova, leggermente più in basso, il bivacco
Giuseppe Cavinato (m.
2840).
• Se il percorso viene compiuto in una sola giornata, il dislivello complessivo
in salita Malga Sorgazza-Cima d'Asta è di 1.480 meters circa.
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Pano toward north |
Red tape• When to climb: only during
summer or fall because the snow presence reserves this way to expert and
equipped mountaineer skiing only.
• The route here described is not
difficult and it does not demand technical equipments, but warm
dressed are raccomanded because of the possible changes of the weather. In
case of rain pay attention on the plates of granite under the refuge expecially
coming down.
• The coming from Pieve Tesino
road continues like dirt road also beyond the locality Malga Sorgazza, but
its access with private motor vehicles is prohibited.
• After the refuge, to carry with
himself one water bottle: for the first time during 2006 summer no snow
remains in Lastè dei Fiori: a sign of the progressive withdrawal of the ice in
the alpine arc.
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Local tourist office
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Local mountain meteo
• Links convention from this page: inner SP links are
showed in blue-bold-underscore; external links are showed in
blue-normal-underscore.
Accomodation• The camping
Val Malene (here informations and
prices) is situated in the low Val Malene valley and works the entire year.
•
Malga Sorgazza is always
opened with restaurant service. Here it is a large free parking area.
•
The refuge Ottone Brentari
is normally open since June 20th to September 20th; in the other periods it is
possible to take advantage of the winter room (6 places).
• The
Giuseppe Cavinato bivouac
has two bed places with mattresses and covers. From his window the refuge Ottone
Brentari can be seen.
Maps and books• Advised cartography:
Kompass n.
626 (Catena dei Lagorai-Cima d'Asta) 1:25,000 or
Kompass
n. 621 (Valsugana-Tesino) 1:25,000
• Advised book: Mario Corradini, "Lagorai Cima d'Asta", Touring Editore, Milano 2006.
A complete and exaustive guide to the hiking and mountering
paths into the most large wilderness-area of Trentino. Useful also for the
climbers. Edited by Touring
Club Italiano in collaboration with the official
italian alpin club C.A.I.
• Advised book: for news wide
and deepened on the course of the forehead and the military operations in the
zone, it is indispensable to refer to the historical work of Walther Schaumann:
"La grande guerra 1915-18, Volume 3 - Prealpi Venete e Trentine", Ghedina
& Tassotti Publisher Limited, Bassano del Grappa (Italia), 1984 (this is the
italian version of the original “Schauplaetze des Gebirgskrieges - Oestliche
Dolomiten, Sexten, Cortina di Ampezzo”. Colonel Walther Schaumann also has
founded the association Friends
of the Dolomites that has cured the arrangement of trenches and distances of
war WWI).
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