HOME THE VALLEY WINTER SUMMER WHERE STAY THE BATHS WEATHER Weather WebCam Nessun iframe Prà Castron "C. Costanzi" bivouac - 2.365 m Group: Brenta Dolomites - Location: Pra Castron - Opening: from 20 June to 20 September NB: Those who make excursions at the beginning or at the end of the season are advised to make sure that the refuge is actually open before embarking on the excursion Description: The bivouac is located at Pra Castrón, a terrace between Dos degli Strinzi (or Torrione di Scale) and Sasso Rosso, west of the Pra Castrón Pass 2503 m., Convenient pass between Val Madris and Val delle Scale, tributaries respectively , Val di Tóvel and Val Meledrio. It can accommodate up to 10 people, table and benches, furnishings. The water is found at a spring just a few minutes' walk away, in a basin under the ridge of Cima Nana (you can reach it with a flat path). The bivouac, a prefabricated wooden building with good insulation, was built in 1985 by the SAT Section of Dimaro. It is dedicated to the young climber Claudio Costanzi Albasini, who fell from the western face of Cima Nana. The long path that runs through the entire northern chain of the Brenta is also dedicated to Claudio Costanzi. Recommended guides and maps: - Mountain guide: BUSCAINI, Gino - CASTIGLIONI, Ettore, Dolomiti di Brenta, Milan, CAI, TCI, 1977 (Guida dei Monti d'Italia) - Hiking guide: GARDUMI, Enzo - TORCHIO, Fabrizio, Guide to Brenta Dolomites, Trento, Panorama, 1987-1990, 3 vol. - Cartography: Brentagruppe = Brenta Group, 4. ed., München, Deutschen Alpenverein, 1996, Scale 1: 25.000 (Alpenvereinskarte; 51) Access: - from Carciato 776 m. to Malga Scale and Val del Vento. Forest road and path 329 - 4.30 am. Strenuous route, more advisable downhill. Alternative for Dos degli Strinzi (or Torrione di Scale) m. 2210 (trail sign 365) - 4.30 am - from the Péller refuge 2022 m. for Pian della Nana, paths 336 and 365 - it is the most comfortable and advisable access, not very tiring - 3 hours - from Lake Tóvel 1178 m. for Val Madris, paths 309, 310 and 329. Steep but interesting access to Tuéna hut m. 1740 - 3.45 am Recommended itineraries: - to the Bonvecchio bivouac 2790 m. (path 329 to Passo di Pra Castrón m.2502, and for the Costanzi path, trail sign 336 - partially equipped mountaineering itinerary - 3 hours - Sasso Rosso 2645 m - rocks and grassy stretches - 1 hour http://valdisole.it/components/com_gk3_photoslide/thumbs_big/988615banner_valdisolebooking_1_420_250.jpg link http://valdisole.it/components/com_gk3_photoslide/thumbs_big/156228sport.gif link http://valdisole.it/components/com_gk3_photoslide/thumbs_big/809861337667hotel_rosa_degli_angeli.jpg link http://valdisole.it/components/com_gk3_photoslide/thumbs_big/323924banner_hotel_arcangelo_420_250.jpg link privacy | disclaimer | copyright www.hotelfolgarida.net | www.valdisolehotel.com | www.hotelmarilleva.com | www.valdinon.it | www.valdisolebooking.it www.passotonale.it | www.hotelfoppolo.com Copyright 1998-2012 - Web Designer - Trento - VAT 01619460221