Hike through the Ambiez valley

The Val d’Ambiez valley starts at San Lorenzo in Banale and digs deep until the peaks of the Brenta Dolomites - today we want to hike to the Rifugio Al Cacciatore mountain hut.

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The parking space at the Ristoro Dolomiti (Via San Lorenzo in Banale) at the entrance of the Val d’Ambiez is our starting point.
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We follow the marker no. 325 which branches off the forest road soon.
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The path leads through a broad-leaved forest until a clearing.
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We walk past the meadows of the former Laon Alm.
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Again on the forest road.
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We continue our walk uphill in the shade of the trees.
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Always something to discover: a Braunaugenfalter on a mountain cornflower.
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The narrow section of the valley near Pont de Broca. Here the road was carved into the rock.
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Shortly after the canyon the path no. 325 branches off to the left part of the valley.
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We walk over the bridge to the forest.
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A last part uphill then we reach the sunny alpine meadows.
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Rocks and meadows - the landscape near the Malga Senaso.
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We pass the mountain hut. Home-made cheese is sold here.
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Cyclamen are blooming by the wayside at 2,000 m a.s.l.
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Only 15 minutes walk to the destination of our tour: the Refugio Al Cacciatore mountain hut.
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And there it is! Directly below the peaks of the Brenta Dolomites. Unfortunately they are veiled in fog today.
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We are looking forward to taking a rest.
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Nature here in this area south of the Brenta Dolomites is gorgeous and brings up really special impressions.
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The brook purls through the canyon of the Val d’Ambiez. Our walking tour is drawing to a close. Along the forest road we walk back to our starting point.
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An altitude difference of about 1000 metres are between our starting point “Ristoro Dolomiti di Brenta” at the entrance of the Val d’Ambiez valley and our destination. At the parking space we start on the gravel road and walk for about 500 metres. Here on the right the path no. 325 branches off and leads us to a meadow. A little higher, a narrow gorge follows, which the stream has dug through the rock.

On the left the path no. 325 turns off to the Malga Senaso di Sotto and leads us through the forest to a plateau covered with alpine meadows directly below the cliffs. Quite smoothly we take the last part of our tour today and finally reach the Refugio Al-Cacciatore. It’s a pity that the peaks of the Brenta group are veiled in clouds today. Nevertheless we enjoyed our day in nature very much.

Author: AT

If you want to do this hike, please take information about the current conditions on site!

Starting point: Ristoro Dolomiti di Brenta (parking space), San Lorenzo in Banale
Signposts: 325, Rifugio al Cacciatore
Distance: approx. 5.5 km (each direction)
Walking time: approx. 2.5 hours (ascent), 1.5 hours (descent)
Altitude difference: approx. 980 m
Altitude level: between 890 and 1,820 m a.s.l.
Experienced in: August 2013

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