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Val Dorè - San Lorenzo in Banale
The Doré and San Lorenzo valleys offer a route to the Pedrotti Refuge that was followed by the “Sborzi”, the nickname of the family of workers who helped to built the Tosa Refuge. The valley runs from the south to the north, starting from the Prada meadows. Path 345 begins from the Alpenrose Refuge and climbs up a mule-track as far as the La Rì meadows; it then cuts diagonally across the Coste del Cor and goes in a north-easterly direction towards the Crona Saltere peak. Here it turns to the left (northwards) and begins the climb up the Doré Valley. To the west tower the rock faces of the Dos Arnal and Cima di Ghez peaks, while the slopes of the Cima Soran and Rossati (or “reddened” from the presence of red rock) peaks bound the valley to the east. After crossing the Rossati Pass (2,442 m.), the path begins the descent along the San Lorenzo Valley until, at about 1,980 metres, it goes around the eastern flank of the Piccolo Dos di Dalum peak.
The
high meadows which lead to the Doré Valley, top right
Those who are interested in an alternative route to
path 345 or who would like to aim for Molveno along the Ceda Valley can, with
some care, cross the valley and take path 326 near the ruins of the Malga Ceda
Alta. On the other hand, path 345 turns to the west to climb back up the Noghera
Valley as far as the Forcolotta di Noghera pass (2,423 m.) where it meets path
320 (the Palmieri path) which links the Agostini and Pedrotti refuges. Follow
path 320 to the east as far as the Pozza Tramontana hollow where the path meets
path 326 which was already mentioned above. From here two branches of the
Palmieri path (low and high, the latter having fixed rope supports at certain
points) go northwards following the Pozza Tramontana (a deep hollow between the
Monte Daino, Cima di Ceda and Cima Garbari peaks). Near the south-west flank of
the Cima Brenta Bassa peak path 320 joins path 358 (the Brentari path) which
goes to the east and
leads to the Pedrotti Refuge in a short time.
| Starting point | Alpenrose Refuge, m.1074 |
| Connections
with public transport |
autolinee Atesina spa sino a San Lorenzo |
| By motor vehicle | until car park near Alperose Refuge |
| Nearest
refuges or bivouacs |
Al Cacciatore Refuge |
| suggested itinerary: | towards the Pedrotti Refuge across the Rossati Pass: paths 345 and 320 |
| Difference
in height |
m.1727 |
| maximum height | m.2491, Pedrotti Refuge |
| difficulty | Tiring and demanding, little used |
| other itineraries | a) from the Al Cacciatore Refuge to the Forcella di Bregain Col (path 351, part of the Garda-Brenta route) b) Garda-Brenta route to the west passing the Costa de l’Ors mountain slope and the Mase Alte e Basse as far as the La Cros area on the Ambiez Valley road. |
Cima Ghez and Dos Dalum from Castiglioni (ph:M.Giordani)
Table of times between points and heights: Alpenrose Refuge- Pedrotti Refuge on path 345 and 320.
| area | height | time from start | notes, route variations |
| Rifugio Alpenrose | 1074 | 0 | SEE MAP |
| fork 345-345b | 1541 | 1,20 | Going westwards path 345b joins path 351 and from here a) to the north (turn right) towards the Malga Ben and Al Cacciatore Refuge b) to the south-west towards the former Malga Dorsino and then along path 349b towards the Mase Alte e Basse until you come to the Ambiez Valley road. |
| Passo dei Rossati | 2358 | 3,40 | - |
| Spigolo est Dalum | 1980* | 4,40 | Cutting east across the Ceda Valley you come to path 326 and, going downhill, you get to Molveno or to the Malga d’Andalo by turning left a short distance above the ruins of the Malga Ceda Bassa. |
| Forcolotta di Noghera,bivio 320 (destra) | 2423 | 6,10 | Turn west and it takes about 20 minutes to get to the Agostini Refuge |
| fork 320-326 (sinistra) | 2414 | 6,25 | A second way of heading for Molveno without passing the Pedrotti Refuge |
| Rifugio Pedrotti | 2491 | 7,50 | - |
View
of the Giudicarie Valley from the Dos Arnal peak
