Bosconero mountain hut: warm ospitality and excellent cuisine!

Warm hospitality and great cuisine !

A walk to the Bosconero mountain hut (1457 m) can ask little effort and yet provide great rewards.
In Pontesei, (a few Kms before Forno di Zoldo, by the dam) there is a large carpark (825m). From here, one can set off with simply a rucksack on his back!

ITINERARY

Taking track n°490, admits Beeches, Nut trees, Pine trees and Firs, one can reach the landslide created by the flooding in 1966 that filled the Bosconero Valley.
Once on the other side of the valley, it will not be hard to spot the numerous "aiàl", old, circular areas where once wood was turned into charcoal, essential for the running of blast furnaces of the Valley.
On the track, after about one hour and half, one reaches the Casera Bosconero mountain hut. Although the name Bosconero (Blackwood) provides us with a dark and gloomy imagery, the area actually enjoys plenty of sunlight and offers clear views on the imposing Rocchetta Alta, on the Sasso di Bosconero and the Sfornioi, all wonderful amphitheatres of the Dolomites. These are all peaks that offer interesting climbing routes, tracks and "viaz", intertwined in the local rock. The Bosconero mountain hut is an excellent starting point to reach all these peaks.
Towards the west, there is a great view on the Valley of Zoldo and the Mount Civetta-Moiazza. The hut itself is small but pretty, and thanks to Monica, who currently runs the place, the hut provides warm and cosy hospitality and great cuisine, particularly if arriving from the Anello Zoldano track (a five-day high route track through the Dolomites of Zoldo).
Following track n°485, you can then come back to the starting point.
Time to ascent 1.30/2h - gradient change 630 m - drinking water along the way

The use of a mountain map is recommended
DOLOMITI DI ZOLDO CADORINE E AGORDINE
scale 1:25.000 - Sheet 025 - Publisher TABACCO