Via Ferrata - Protected Climbing Paths in the Dolomites - Via Ferrata Che Guevara -

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courtesy DBoyd

courtesy PChen

Climbing gear: off!

Heading to the summit cross

Way, way down

A grand but hazy view

Summit marker

Just to the southwest of the summit (perhaps 500 metres, maybe less) is the small Rifugio Don Zio. This can be a good place to stop for a drink or to rest, but beware: we found out that (in July, anyway), that it is only open on weekends! Plan accordingly.

From the rifugio, head south down a gravelled road (which is also signed as path 411) towards the junction 'Le Quadre'. There road passed through beautiful open grassland as you descend this portion. At the 'Le Quadre' junction', you've re-entered the forest. Turn left onto trail 408 towards 'Acqua del Duson'. Easy hiking down a gently descending trail brings you to a short side trail left to the 'Acqua del Duson', which is a small spring.

Rifugio Don Zio

Starting down

Junction

Pleasant hiking

See that line?

Stay left here

Continuing straight on 408, you shortly arrive at another junction - sort of a 'Y' junction. Head left, staying on trail #408. About 270m beyond this junction, you'll come to another junction, this one a T-junction. The straight-ahead-on-the-flat route is the continuation of 408. The route left immediately descends down through forest on an extremely steep trail. This is the descent route. The trail is even protected by a wire, and really, you could call it a very low-grade ferrata.

Stay left here

Whoa! Down there

Steep, steep path

The trail descends extremely steeply through the forest, mostly protected with the wire, descending about 250 metres (800 feet) in only about 200 horizontal metres. The end of the really steep stuff is marked by an old, decrepit ladder. Below this, the trail is merely only very steep, and the wire ends.

Practically a ferrata

A final ladder

First intersection with forest road

The path more-or-less heads down the fall line of the slope, through the forest, until it intersects an old forest road. The trail crosses over the road and continues straight down the slope, crossing and re-crossing the switchbacking forest road several times. There is one spot in the guidebook that describes turning left onto the road at a forest road gate, but that seemed to be incorrect information - the best choice was to continue straight across the road on the trail. Eventually the trail reaches a lower stretch of the forest road and does not continue across. Turn left and follow the forest road at this point, and it leads back into the town of Pietramurata. There is a small open area just before where the forest road becomes paved and meets the main road. If you have two cars, you can park the second car here and be finished with the route at this point. Otherwise, you have to walk down the main road for over a kilometre to get back to the start point.

I found the steep descent back to Pietramurata long and tiring. I think that a good alternative, if you have two vehicles, is to find a spot (i.e. a trailhead) on the other side of Monte Casale and take one of the foot trails that descends that side.

Forest road gate

Finally... back at the car

A final look at Monte Casale

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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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