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2. Dante Livio Bianco Mountain Hut - Royal Hunting Lodge at Piano del Valasco Mountain Hut

  • Trail Conditions: On foot
  • Interest: Panorama, Hystory
  • Departure: Rifugio Dante Livio Bianco
  • Arrival: Rifugio Casa reale di Caccia al Piano del Valasco
  • Duration: 6 hour/s 30 minutes
  • Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
  • Difference in height: Uphill 1,050m - Downhill 1,150m

From the mountain hut, the trail continues uphill among rocky ramparts shaped by ancient glaciers, behind which the big Lago superiore della Sella (Sella Upper Lake) is concealed.
A still perfect and regular mule track - the King used not to walk to the hunting lodge: it used to reach it on horseback - leads to the panoramic Colle di Valmiana.
With a long downhill trail you will reach the 19th century lodge built at Piano del Valasco according to the will of Vittorio Emanuele II.

Departure at dawn from D. Livio Bianco Mountain Hut
Departure at dawn from D. Livio Bianco Mountain Hut
At Colle di Valmiana
At Colle di Valmiana
Downhill trail from Colle di Valmiana with panorama of Argentera
Downhill trail from Colle di Valmiana with panorama of Argentera
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