Rifugio Rosetta → Cima Fradusta

Rifugio Rosetta - Cima Fradusta

Pala Group,San Martino di Castrozza

gian • 29/09/2018

Details

Sport

Hike

Rating

Difficulty

Tourist

Duration

02:30 hrs

Length

6.0 km

Vertigo

A little

Min. elevation

2520 m

Max. elevation

2939 m

Elevation gain

500 m

Elevation loss

140 m

Car park

View on Gmaps

Terrain

Rock

Seasons

Signposts

Description

This classic hike takes place entirely on the Pala Group Plateau, a rock desert located at 2,600 m, and starting from the hut of Rifugio Rosetta leads to the summit of one of the most iconic and historically relevant peaks: Cima Fradusta.

In the summer season, the trail to the summit is always well signposted by markers, cairns and red bolts, as well as fairly frequented, at least up to the fork below the summit. Getting to Rifugio Rosetta is rather easy, thanks to the presence of the Colverde Rosetta cable car that, directly from the village of San Martino di Castrozza, takes you to an altitude of 2,633 m, close to Rifugio Rosetta “Giovanni Pedrotti”. It is advisable to consult the cable car schedule beforehand.

From Rifugio Rosetta (2,581 m asl), the route follows the trail of the Signpost No. 707 for a little more than a kilometer, until it arrives at the crossroads with the Signpost No. 709, that the itinerary takes toward Passo Pradidali Basso / Rifugio Pradidali. With a series of ups and downs, the walk reaches the junction at the gap of Passo Pradidali Basso (2,658 m asl), where it continues on the Signpost No. 708 toward Passo Canali.

After reaching the gap of Passo della Fradusta (2,680 m asl), the Signpost No. 708 continues skirting the base of the (former) Fradusta Glacier, with the summit of Fradusta clearly visible on the right, toward S. After crossing the lower part of the glacier, where it is possible to choose the most comfortable track on the snow between the glacier and the small lake on the bottom, the trail continues toward the fork named Forcella Alta della Fradusta, which is soon reached. Shortly before the fork (2,715 m asl) the route turns S, on a track that goes up the wide ridge that descends to the N of the summit, which – in a little more than half an hour – leads directly to Cima Fradusta (2,939 m asl).

The view from the summit is simply spectacular and definitely not second to the more touristic and easily reachable Cima Rosetta. Cima Fradusta, in fact, dominates to the N – in addition to “its” glacier – the entire Pala Group Plateau, to the W the Valley of Pradidali and to the S the Valón de le Léde and the Valley of Canali, with the nearby peaks of Wilma and Canali.

Paths

From Rifugio Rosetta “Giovanni Pedrotti” (2,581 m asl), follow the Signpost No. 707 toward Passo Pradidali Basso / Rifugio Pradidali [1h 00],
From the crossroads on the gap of Passo Pradidali Basso (2,658 m asl), take the Signpost No. 709 and then the Signpost No. 708 toward Passo Canali / Cima Fradusta [2h 00],
Leave the Signpost No. 708 and follow the trail up the ridge in a S direction toward the summit of Cima Fradusta (2,939 m asl) [2h 30]. ✓