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Stage 3: Sentiero Alpino Calanca

Medium
16 km
7:30 h
950 mhd
2100 mhd
Santa Maria in Calanca
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Via the Buffalora Pass to the Nomnom south ridge (well secured stairs), over the alpine pastures of Aion to the Auriglia gorge (secured ladder). Over stone blocks to the di Fora Alp (self-service hut with beverage sales) then a steep descent to the village of Santa Maria.
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Start
Capanna Buffalora
Destination
Santa Maria im Calancatal
Coordinates
46.350918643824, 9.1483691269078

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Description

Stages:

712 Sentiero Alpino Calanca

712.01 San Bernardino Hospiz - Rifugio Pian Grand

712.02 Rifugio Pian Grand - Capanna Buffalora

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Please note: Snow fields are possible on the upper sections right through to the summer months.

Especially difficult section at the Auriglia gorge.

Directions

Stages:

712 Sentiero Alpino Calanca

712.01 San Bernardino Hospiz - Rifugio Pian Grand

712.02 Rifugio Pian Grand - Capanna Buffalora

Waypoints

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Mountain Hut San Bernardino Mesolcina Calanca
Capanna Buffalora
The only guarded hut of Calanca at the foot of the Buffalora Pass, near the famous heart-shaped Calvaresc Lake.

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City San Bernardino Mesolcina Calanca
Santa Maria in Calanca
The small village of Santa Maria sits on a sun-kissed hill, straddling the Mesolcina and Calanca valleys.
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