Copertina inglese.indd

To get from the Rifugio Biella to the Rifugio Sénnes you can follow
either of the following routes:
a) Take the convenient road marked n.6 which goes round in a
huge “s” shape and takes you easily to Sénnes in about an hour,
or
b) Go along the above road for about 1km, then take the path
which branches off to the right (south-west; altitude 2260m; also
marked n.6) and goes up through moorland to the nearby wide
crest. Then go down the grassy depressions opposite or go down
to the south-west, then to the south, until the dirt-track from
where you will soon reach the Rifugio Sénnes, 2116m. This route
takes about the same time as route a), but it offers more interesting
flora and better views. 1 hour from the Rifugio Biella
1 Hour from the Rifugio Biella.
The Rifugio Biella, a solid three-storey brick construction standing all alone
in a clearing in a lunar landscape, is owned by the Treviso Section of the CAI
(Italian Alpine Club). It was built in 1906 and renovated in 1926. It offers the
same services as a small hotel (with a Nepalese cook) and is open from 20th
June – 20th September. It can sleep 46 people, plus another 6 in the winter
shelter. Lighting with generator, water and toilets inside. CNSAS “118” Rescue
Station. Tel: +39 0436 866991
Day two
From the Rifugio Biella to the Rifugio Fanes
Gradient: in ascent 565m; in descent 830m
Length: about 14km
Time required: 4,30 hours
Paths: n.6 and 7
Difficulty: T
Lago di Bràies
The Rifugio Sénnes, which is privately owned, lies near the characteristic
group of Alpine huts which are dotted around the pastureland plateau of the
Alpe di Sénnes, a place of calm and peace with the backdrop of the Croda
Rossa d’Ampezzo, the Cristallo and the Fànes. It offers the same services
as a small hotel, and is open from 1st June – 15th October, from 26th
December – 9th January and from 1st February – 30th April. It sleeps about
50; no winter shelter; tel: +39 0474 50 10 92.
From the Sénnes, take the road marked n.7 and go southwards,
firstly slightly downhill via the grassy depressions across the vast
Pian della Lasta. Then, after leaving to the left (south-south-east)
the path (also marked n.7) for the Rifugio Fodàra Vedla, continue
south- west , remaining on the road. Then go into the narrow gorge
between the Pici Parëis and the Col di Rü and goes rapidly down
the valley in sharp bends to the flat stretch where you will find the
Rifugio Pederü, 1548m.
1,30 hours from the Sénnes
2,30 hours from the Biella
The Rifugio Pederü is also privately owned and offers basic hotel services
from the beginning of June to 20th October and from 26th December to 20th
April. Sleeps c.30; no winter shelter. Tel: +39 0474 50 10 86.
18 FROM THE LAGO DI BRÀIES TO BELLUNO THE DOLOMITES “ALTA VIA” N.1 19