Overview
A long hiking-tour with a short and easy climbing along the final ridge .
Getting There
From Menaggio (Co) follow the SS340 toward Porlezza till
" Ponte di Pino " ( Carlazzo ); take provincial road n°. 11 to Val Cavargna until to S. Nazzaro. Than follow the road starting from the centre of the village that in approximately 1,5 Km. take you to
Pineta locality. Approximately 20 km from Porlezza (CO), 70 from Como.
Route Description
Park the car in
Pineta locality (CO), start hiking at the beginning the off-road that take you to the
Alpe Piazza Vacchera . Follow the evident off-road till locality
Croce di Campo (1739 m.) where there's a refuge . From here , on tracks come on the large southern ridge of the Pianchette Summit until to its top ( 2158 m., 2 hours from the start ). Continue towards NW ridge by tracks , somewhere with the aid of fixed ropes , till under the summit steep pitch of the Pizzo of Gino. Now traverse towards North on the
Albano valley slope in order to reach the North ridge . Climb that easy little cliffs with max I°/II° diff.
3 hours from
" Pineta "
Descending : from the top come straight down in direction W until catching up a light path that take you towards E to the Alpe di Piazza Vacchera and then to the off-road until to
Pineta locality.
2 hours
Essential Gear
Normal gear for hiking
External Links
Alpinisme C2C