Sentiero delle Fortificazioni: Stage 3 Rifugio di Viviere - Rifugio CAI della Gardetta

From B.ta Viviere you go up the path until you cross the former military road and reach the flat valley of Prato Ciorliero. Once here, keep right along the well-known "Roberto Cavallero" itinerary which leads to the Carlo Emanuele I Barracks (Escalon shelter) and the Colletta Vittorio (2522 m) from where it is possible to reach the Le Due Valli bivouac along the La Repiatetta crest . Following long stretches of former military roads (partly interrupted by landslides) you reach, in succession, the Oserot hill (2640 m), the Rocca Brancia pass (2606 m) and the Gardetta pass (2440 m), from where you can admire a panorama exceptional: on the left the imposing border peaks (among all Oronaye, Brec and Aiguille de Chambeyron), on the right the Gardetta plateau dominated by Rocca la Meja. The cart track soon descends to the CAI della Gardetta refuge below.

Considering the route which develops on a high mountain route, the use of trekking boots, fleece, trousers and wind jacket in technical fabric is recommended.

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Acceglio can be reached by private transport or by bus departing from Cuneo, the capital www.benese.it/orari-bus. Canosio is not reached by public transport. There is a 24/7 taxi service with luggage transport active all year round (Sherpabus) 348 8231477 - sherpabus@libero.it