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| Brogoldone Route   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Europe Lat/Lon: 46.29761°N / 9.07196°E Route Type: Hiking, Scrambling Season: Spring, Summer Time Required: A long day
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| Page By: Lodewijk Created/Edited: May 2, 2007 / Nov 15, 2007 Object ID: 289967 Hits: 1180 Loading... Page Score: 87.84% - 8 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Overview
Pizzo di Claro has 4 main routes to its summit, this page is dedicated to the Brogoldone Route, which is in my opinion the most beautiful of the 4. Another one of the four routes (on SP) is the Normal Route
The Brogoldone route starts at the village of Lumino. In this village a little cableway goes up every hour to Monte Sauru (1215m)
From here you will ascend Pizzo di Claro via Capanna Brogoldone (1904m) and you will head over the mountain ridge with impressive views towards the Calanca valley in the east and the Leventina valley in the west.
It's an impressive route with a great hike over the mountain ridge. The path is marked very well by the for Switzerland common red-white-red stripes. The uppermost part of the route, in which you climb the 'summit pyramid' is marked by blue-white-blue. But is much less marked and is more scrambling than hiking.
So some experience is a plus fot this last part!
This route is great for the enduranced hiker/scrambler to do in a single day. For those with not too much hiking experience and/or endurance it is possible with a sleep-over in the Brogoldone Hut which you pass on your way.(host is present from about march until oktober)
When reaching the top views are really nice, you can see as far as Bernina and Monte Rosa and also the view to the city of Bellinzona is alone already worth while climbing this mountain!
Getting ThereComing from Gotthard, drive down towards Bellinzona and go off at 'Bellinzona-Nord' From there follow the signs 'Lumino' and eventually you will see signs 'Lumino-Monte Sauru Cableway', where the starting point of this route is located.
Coming from Italy it's the same thing. On the highway (there's only one going through Ticino) go off at Bellinzona-Nord.Route Description-> Starting altitude: 1215m
-> Summit altitude: 2727m
-> Height difference: 1510m
-> Ascend time: +- 6 hours
-> Descend time: +- 4 hours
The route starts at the top of the Lumino-Monte Sauru cableway (1215m), from here you need to follow the route towards 'Capanna Brogoldone' (1904m). This part is a very well marked route, with a little elevation gain.
From Brogoldone the route gets really beautiful. The path goes up to the long ridge of Pizzo di Claro which devides the Calanca and Leventina Valleys. The route may contain some loose stones, so watch your step. The route is marked very well though.
 View towards Pizzo di Claro, you can see the summit ridge which you cross with the summit pyramid at the end of it
At the end of the ridge there is a split-up. You have come to the point where the impressive summit pyramid is right in front of you.
From here you turn right where the route leads up to the summit over the eastern-part of the mountain.
This path is almost umarked and is mostly scrambling. A LOT OF LOOSE STONES ON THE WAY!! WATCH YOUR STEP! It is neccessary to have some hiking experience before trying this summit part of the route. Finally after the scrambling you will reach the summit to enjoy the beautiful views!
Descend tip: You can descend the same way back, but a beautiful variant is to take the normal route down, passing beautiful Lago di Canee and ending in the village of Claro.
Essential Gear--> Good Hiking Shoes
--> Warm clothes for the upper part. It can be windy and a bit cold at the summit
--> When spending the night at Alpe Peuret: Bring your own food, there is no host!External LinksWeb site of the: Brogoldone Hut
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