Montespluga - Rifugio Bertacchi (Refuge Bertacchi)

General Notes:

Altitude Difference: 274 m

Time: 1h 15'

Phisical Effort: Normal

Difficulty: E

Description:

The route of this simple itinerary starts along the Spluga pass road, we will have to arrive near the Montespluga lake,after passing the last hairpin bend where the Stuetta refuge is located,going up on the right,after about 500m we will find at our right an open space where to leave the cars with some signs indicating the Bertacchi refuge.

The path initially runs along a dirt road that with slight slopes begins to climb through hairpin bends along the piz Spadolazzo, also passing walls created to delimit the areas where the cattle graze, also immediately you can admire a beautiful view towards Monteslpuga and its lake.

We will find during the climb some deviations towards Madesimo that we will not have to follow and continue always on our dirt road.

In about 20' we will reach a crossroads where the path winds through several paths, we will find some signs indicating the Bertacchi refuge and Lake Emet that we will have to take, following from now on a small path that goes into the Val Scalcoggia, while the dirt road will continue to climb towards some huts; we will also find on the right a path that descends the slopes towards Madesimo that we will not have to follow.

From the junction onwards we have already made most of the difference in height,from now on our track will be predominantly flat with short stretches of climb with slight slopes,we will overcome some streams on the path and we will reach the only point a bit delicate of the path,to our right we will have a vertical jump while the path that always remains wide,remains as much as possible towards the rock,moreover to increase safety during this stretch there are also chains that we can hold in hand to feel safer.

After this crossing of a few meters, the path goes up some rocky stretches thanks to natural stairs made in the rock that will lead us closer and closer to the refuge,we will have to cross a last stream before facing the last meters slightly uphill.

We will come to a vent from where we can finally see the Bertacchi refuge and Lake Emet,in about 5' we will finally reach the refuge where we find many meadows where we can lie down to sunbathe, or maybe continue to climb to other destinations.