Via Ferrata - Protected Climbing Paths in the Dolomites - Via Ferrata delle Taccole -

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You can take a breather here and relax, for all of the difficult climbing is now over. The views have grown increasingly excellent as you have climbed, and if you were concentrating and didn't have time to enjoy them, now is a good time to do so. The rifugio Telegrafo is clearly visible across the alpine bowl out of which you've just climbed; to the north and west is a broad panorama of Monte Baldo and Lake Garda in the foreground, and the distant Alps in the background.

The ferrata wire soon continues, but it now climbs easy, low-angled terrain. Follow the wire, climbing up past the occasional low bush and up rocky crags until you reach the metal route box and the end of the ferrata.

courtesy JInnes

Easy ridgecrest

Entrance bowl

Route box

From the route box, a faint path traverses across the top end of a grassy but steep ravine (providing good views down into the scree bowl you originally scrambled down to get to the beginning of the climb). Soon the ravine is crossed and all that remains between you and the summit of the peak you are on (which, by the way, is called the Vetta delle Buse) is a broad, grassy slope. As you reach the crest of the grassy slope, a beautiful panorama south towards the Po Valley and southern Lake Garda opens before you. Beautiful.

courtesy JInnes

Nearing summit

Grassy dome

Nearing summit

A few minutes' further walk brings you to the grassy top of Vetta delle Buse, where you can enjoy all of the aforementioned views, in all directions. The grass is soft and inviting - perfect for a lunch break.

Vetta delle Buse summit view

Vetta delle Buse summit

View from summit

To return to the start trailhead, head down the grassy slopes directly south off the summit. Very soon you'll intersect the General Graziani path, which you then take north (i.e. turn left onto it). Follow the path north as it traverses scenically below the Vetta delle Buse. In a few short minutes you'll reach the plaques which marked the start of the descent into the scree bowl.

Back along General's Path

Dolomitic-like views

Alpine Commemoration

The rest of the way down is a matter of re-tracing your steps: back along the General's path to the junction with 652, then down 652 for another few kilometres to the trailhead on SP3.

Down 652

Crossing beautiful slopes

Re-entering forest

Back at the SP3

Now, this route is rated a 4A by the Fletcher-Smith guidebook. I believe that it fully deserves the 4 rating... and in my opinion it might even be leaning towards a 5 in terms of technical difficulty. I'm also inclined to think that the "A" serious rating could be argued to be a "B". It is, after all, more than a short jaunt, being almost ten km in total length. I'll give this route my own modified rating: a four-and-a-half and an "A"-and-a-half.

VF delle Taccole - Climb Data

Start Time: 6:11a.m.

End Time: 12:07p.m.

Duration: 5h55m

Distance: 9.19 km (5.71 mi)

Average Speed: 1.6 km/hr (1.0 mph)

Start Elevation: 5111ft (1558m) *

Max Elevation: 7081ft (2158m) *

Min Elevation: 5107ft (1556m) *

End Elevation: 5131ft (1564m) *

* : +/- 75 feet

Total Elevation Gain: 2348ft (716m) *

Total Elevation Loss: 2312ft (705m) *

* : +/- 75 feet

Elevation Graph

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Via Ferrata delle Taccole - click map to view

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Via Ferrata delle Taccole - click to view

Quick Reference Ferrate Route Index

Mountain(s)	Name of Route	Height	Difficulty1*	Difficulty2**
Latemar Group	S.A. Campanili del Latemar	2846m / 9337'	2C	B
Punta Polse	V.F. Attilio Sieff	1450m / 4757'	2A	-
Cima Dodici & Sass Aut	V.F. Franco Gadotti	2637m / 8651'	2C	C
Gran Cir / Grosse Tschierspitze	Gran Cir / Grosse Tschierspitze	2592m / 8503'	1A	A
Piz da Cir V / Tschierspitze V	Piz da Cir V / Tschierspitze V	2520m / 8267'	2A	C
Exner Tower, Sella Group	VF Brigata Tridentina (aka Pisciadu Climbing Path)	2585m / 8480'	3B	D
Little Lagazuoi	Lagazuoi Tunnels	2752m / 9028'	1A	A
Col Rosa	V.F. Ettore Bovero	2166m / 7106'	3B	E
Punta Fiammes	V.F. Michielli Strobel	2240m / 7348'	3B	D
n/a	V.F. Giovanni Barbara	1400m / 4593'	1A	C
Masare	V.F. Masare	2727m / 8946'	2B	C
Roda de Vael (Rotwand)	V.F. Roda de Vael (Rotwand)	2806m / 9205'	1B	C
Cima Auta	V.F. Paolin-Piccolin	2624m / 8608'	3B	C
n/a	V.F. Canalone	1700m / 5577'	4A	-
Colac	V.F. dei Finanzieri	2715m / 8907'	3C	E
La Mesola / Padon ridge	V.F. delle trincee	2727m / 8946'	4B	F
Piz da Lec	V.F. Piz da Lec	2910m / 9547'	3B	D
Cima di Mezzo, Cristallo Group	V.F. Marino Bianchi	3154m / 10,347'	2B	D
Brenta Group	Via delle Bocchette Centrale	2800m / 9186'	3C	D
Pasubio Group	Sentiero Attrezzato Gaetano Falcipieri	2040m / 6690'	2A	-
Monte Casale	Via Ferrata Che Guevara	1632m / 5350'	3C	-
Monte Rochetta / Piccoli Dolomiti	Via Ferrata Fausto Susatti	900m / 3000'	2A	-
Monte Rochetta / Piccoli Dolomiti	Via Ferrata del Centenario SAT	1250m / 4100'	3A	-
Monte Baldo / Piccoli Dolomiti	Via Ferrata delle Taccole	2150m / 7050'	4A	-
n/a	Sentiero Attrezzato Rio Sallagoni	400m / 1325'	4A	-
Fanes Group	Via Ferrata Cesco Tomaselli	2970m / 9733'	5C	F
Fanes Group	V.F. Tomaselli Descent Route	2970m / 9733'	3C	-
Fanes Group	V.F. al Col dei Bos / degli Alpini	2519m / 8265'	3B	-
Monte Lessini / Vicentine Alps	Via Ferrata Carlo Campalani	2157m / 7076'	3B	-
Monte Lessini / Vicentine Alps	Sentiero Alpinistico Angelo Pojesi	1967m / 6455'	2B	-
Shoulder of Cimon della Pala / Pale Group	Via Ferrata Bolver Luigi	3005m / 9860'	4C	F
Pala / Pale Group	Sentiero Attrezzato Camillo Depaoli	2326m / 7830'	1A	-
Pala / Pale Group	Sentiero Attrezzato Dino Buzzati	2500m / 8200'	2C	C
Monte Civetta / Civetta Group	Via Ferrata Alleghesi	3220m / 10,560'	4C	E
Sesto Group	Sentiero De Luca / Innerkofler	2640m / 8660'	2B	D
Sesto Group	Via Ferrata delle Scalette	2618m / 8588'	3B	D
Sesto Group	Sentiero Curato Militare Hosp	2618m / 8588'	2A	-
Sesto Group	Ferrata Nord (al Croda Rossa di Sesto)	2933m / 9624'	2B	B
Punta Anna / Tofana Group	Via Ferrata Punta Anna	2740m / 9000'	5C	F
Tofana di Mezzo / Tofana Group	Via Ferrata Gianni Aglio	3244m / 10,650'	5C	F
n/a	Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona	3008m / 9900'	2B	C
Tofana Group	Sentiero Astaldi	2303m / 7553'	1A	-
Brenta Group	Sentiero SOSAT	2449m / 8036'	2B	D
Brenta Group	Sentiero Oliva Detassis	2822m / 9260'	4B	-
Brenta Group	Sentiero Bocchette Alte	2998m / 9836'	4C	E
Brenta Group	Sentiero Afredo Benini	2901m / 9517'	2C	D

(*) Difficulty rating from the newer Cicerone Guide by Fletcher and Smith
(**) Difficulty rating from older Cicerone Guide by Hofler/Werner

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