Hike to the Fratelli Calvi Refuge

The Fratelli Calvi Refuge is located at an altitude of 2,020 meters in the center of one of the most beautiful basins of the Orobico arch, which includes all the major elevations of the Brembana Valley. The refuge is an excellent base for excursions and alpine climbs, as well as for various ski mountaineering itineraries.

Among the most important mountains that can be reached using this refuge as a base for ascents, Pizzo del Diavolo, Monte Grabiasca, Monte Madonnino and Monte Cabianca stand out.

The Fratelli Calvi Refuge is very popular with hikers both by those who decide to spend a day in the mountains and then return home and by those who undertake multi-day treks. The refuge, in fact, is one of the stages of the "Sentiero delle Orobie".

From Carona you start from the hairpin bend along the road that passes above the village and go up almost entirely along the road, mostly unpaved. Following path 210, shortly after you reach Borgo di Pagliari. From here go down to the right taking path 247, also called the "summer path" and cross the Brembo river.

Continue climbing through the woods up to Dosso dei Signori and continue in an easterly direction with the same path until you reach the Capra hut, where you rejoin the initial path 210. From here the path becomes gentler, continuing up to Lake Fregabolgia and then shortly after to the Fratelli Calvi Refuge.

On the way back, you can follow the entire path 210 to admire the Prato lake and the Val Sambuzza waterfall, before returning to Carona.

Here you can find all the contacts and useful information on the refuge: https://www.facebook.com/rifugiofratellicalvi/