Hiking - Bivacco Revelli 3jul22
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,810 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,810 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,517 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 3,242 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 9 hours 24 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1576
- Uploaded
- July 4, 2022
- Recorded
- July 2022
near Molino di Forzo, Piemonte (Italia)
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Itinerary description
Hiking - The Forzo Valley (Vallone di Forzo), is sort of an "off the beaten path" area within the Piedmontese side of the Gran Paradiso National Park
Wild, pristine, and of great beauty.
Treading this area isn't as easy as most popular areas of the park. Visiting here requires extra effort in comparison. I've rated this hike as "difficult", other than for the total elevation gain, as the quality of terrain needs constant judgement as to where each step is to be landed, including a few sections of scree. Inevitably, this results in slow pace. Despite we were a group of fit and expert members, the whole loop took us 6 1/2 hours of active moving time. Plus stops, consider then a total of about 8 to 9 hours to complete the loop for which, as we did, the clockwise direction is suggested.
Weather is a factor. In summer, the likelihood of early-afternoon thunderstorms discourage many from taking this hike.
The trails (#606 and #607) are generally well marked with the typical red-and-white painted stripes on rocks/trees visible in both up/down route.
The tiny metal-sheet bivouac - erected in 1956 - can sleep four in bunk beds.
Along the way, safe drinking water can only be found from a stream in proximity of the Casa di Caccia Vittoria - the building is for exclusive use of the National Park personnel - and in the quaint hamlet of Boschiettiera on the way down.
For those willing to take a shorter, back-and-forth hike in about 3 1/2 to 4 total hours, getting a bit past the Casa di Caccia Vittoria would be a great destination already.
- Photos to be added soon -
Wild, pristine, and of great beauty.
Treading this area isn't as easy as most popular areas of the park. Visiting here requires extra effort in comparison. I've rated this hike as "difficult", other than for the total elevation gain, as the quality of terrain needs constant judgement as to where each step is to be landed, including a few sections of scree. Inevitably, this results in slow pace. Despite we were a group of fit and expert members, the whole loop took us 6 1/2 hours of active moving time. Plus stops, consider then a total of about 8 to 9 hours to complete the loop for which, as we did, the clockwise direction is suggested.
Weather is a factor. In summer, the likelihood of early-afternoon thunderstorms discourage many from taking this hike.
The trails (#606 and #607) are generally well marked with the typical red-and-white painted stripes on rocks/trees visible in both up/down route.
The tiny metal-sheet bivouac - erected in 1956 - can sleep four in bunk beds.
Along the way, safe drinking water can only be found from a stream in proximity of the Casa di Caccia Vittoria - the building is for exclusive use of the National Park personnel - and in the quaint hamlet of Boschiettiera on the way down.
For those willing to take a shorter, back-and-forth hike in about 3 1/2 to 4 total hours, getting a bit past the Casa di Caccia Vittoria would be a great destination already.
- Photos to be added soon -
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Bivacco Revelli
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Casa di Caccia Vittoria
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Casotto PNGP di Ciardoney
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Lago del Pian di Mule
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