From Vallesinella to Rifugio Tuckett
One of the classic climbs in the Brenta Dolomites: from the Vallesinella woods you climb to Casinei and then, among dwarf pines and scree, to the two huts below the Castelletto.
- Difficulty
- E Hiking
- Length
- 7.7 km
- Elevation gain
- +680 m / −680 m
- Time
- 4.5–5 hours round trip
- Route
- Out and back
- Altitude
- 1540–2236 m
- Season
- Summer
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The story
The hut is named after Francis Fox Tuckett, an English climber who in the 1860s was among the first to explore the Brenta. Some of the Bocchette via ferratas start from the hut.
Why go
Because it is the most direct way to touch the Brenta walls without equipment, and you return past the Vallesinella waterfalls.
Practical information
- Start
- Rifugio Vallesinella, above Madonna di Campiglio
- Finish
- Rifugio Tuckett and Rifugio Sella; back the same way or past the waterfalls
- Best time
- Mid-June–September
- Parking
- Vallesinella; in high season the road is restricted, with a shuttle from Madonna di Campiglio.
- By public transport
- Summer shuttle from Madonna di Campiglio to Vallesinella.
- Water
- At the Vallesinella, Casinei and Tuckett huts.
- Shade
- Woods as far as Casinei, then pastures and rock.
- Huts and refreshments
- Vallesinella, Casinei, Tuckett and Sella (seasonal).
- With children
- With teenagers used to walking.
Weather at the start
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