Prada Gate – Bietti-Buzzi Hut loop from Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale

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Prada Gate – Bietti-Buzzi Hut loop from Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale

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Prada Gate – Bietti-Buzzi Hut loop from Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale

07:32

12.6km

1,030m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.16 km for 1.18 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.41 km

Prada Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Just before arriving at the Prada door you can find a small church with benches for a break

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1.95 km

Prada Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

Passing the Porta di Prada a wonderful landscape opens up.

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3.94 km

Bietti-Buzzi Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A wonderful refuge immersed in a breathtaking environment, one of the main refuges in the Grigna Park.

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5.11 km

Mountain Pass

6.31 km

Bocchetta di Releccio

Mountain Pass

6.87 km

Brioschi Hut (Grigna Settentrionale Summit)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the few mountain huts in the area.

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6.91 km

Summit Cross of the Northern Grigna (Grignone)

Highlight • Summit

The Northern Grigna, better known as Grignone, is one of the most famous Lecco mountains, visible - in good weather - from Milan and from the plain. With its 2,410m …

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7.38 km

La Ganda della Grigna

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Very long but fascinating and adventurous route

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9.19 km

Arnaldo Bogani Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Immersed in the heart of the Lombardy Prealps, the Bogani refuge welcomes visitors with its centuries-old history and the enchanting natural beauty of the Moncodeno basin. Here, at 1,816 meters …

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10.5 km

The Friar and the Nun

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ideal observation point towards the towers called "Il Frate" (the highest) and "La Monaca".

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

1.78 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.36 km

5.42 km

426 m

181 m

150 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

18°C

11°C

22 %

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Comments

June 7, 2026,Ferrata dei Carbonari, Rifugio Brioschi e rientro al Cainallo dalla via Ganda

A varied, spectacular and never monotonous climb to Rifugio Brioschi! Starting from Cainallo, the route immediately offers views and environments of great charm: you cross the suggestive Porta di Prada, skirt the imposing wall of Sasso Cavallo, an authentic climbing temple, crisscrossed by demanding routes, and take a pleasant break at Rifugio Bietti-Buzzi.
From here, you tackle the Ferrata dei …

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