4.6km
Total Distance
538m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 4.6 km walk with about 540 m of climbing from the Rifugio dei Forni above Santa Caterina Valfurva up the Val Cedec on a broad track to the Rifugio Pizzini at about 2,700 m, below the Gran Zebrù. The valley is in the Stelvio National Park, with the glaciers of the Ortles-Cevedale above.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni
    at the start · Mountain hut
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 2.9km
  3. 3
    Spring · 3.5km
    springs can run dry
  4. 4
    Rifugio Pizzini-Frattola
    at the end · Mountain hut
  5. 5
    Drinking water
    at the end
Parking
100m from the start
Surface
natural ground 75%, gravel 25%
Marked route
555, 530A

Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate