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Grignetta dalla Cresta Sinigaglia and Cermenati descent
04:09
6.23km
820m
Hiking
Hard hike. 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: June 4, 2024
Tips
Includes segments that may be dangerous
Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
After 828 m for 215 m
After 1.68 km for 3.34 km
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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1.32 km
Porta Gully
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1.54 km
Fiorelli Towers and Cave
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2.78 km
Cat's Leap
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3.15 km
Grigna Meridionale — Summit and Bivouac
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Together with Grignone (Grigna Settentrionale) it constitutes the Grigne group, which divides Lake Como from Valsassina, in the province of Lecco.
These mountains are characterized by a multitude of environments, from meadows to rocky walls. It is no coincidence that the famous mountaineer Riccardo Cassin said that "the Grigna is not a peak but a world". The Grigne are therefore crossed by itineraries of varying difficulty: from simple trekking to challenging mountaineering routes.
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3.90 km
Cermenati Ridge Trail
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Although this is the least demanding route, the path - although not particularly difficult - has decidedly steep aided sections on rock which require good familiarity in a mountain environment.
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6.23 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.51 km
1.02 km
932 m
630 m
117 m
Surfaces
2.25 km
2.19 km
754 m
650 m
291 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (2,110 m)
Lowest point (1,290 m)
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Tuesday 19 May
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6°C
62 %
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Trail Reviews
All in all, a short excursion, but definitely tough in terms of slope: 5 km long and 800 meters of altitude difference. It is therefore completely normal that all the paths of this tour were for EE, with some short and easy climbs and even a few hundred meters equipped with ropes or chains (without the need for a via ferrata kit, as long as they are done carefully). Among the many paths that climb to the top of the Grigna Meridionale I chose the path that runs along the Cresta Sinigaglia, a very pleasant path, often solid rocks, which develops between pinnacles and rock towers. For the descent I opted for the Cresta Cermenati. I confess that I didn't like the path that runs along it: too steep due to the stony, detrital, unmarked ground and in the end you choose the best one among the many furrows dug by the rain. On the positive side, throughout the descent you always have a magnificent view of Lake Lecco, Lecco itself, the Resegone and the Po Valley. From the top of the southern Grigna the view is even better because it also extends towards the peaks to the north and thanks to today's clear day you could see the entire Alpine arc, the Rosa massif, Monviso and the Ligurian Apennines to the south.
From the Resinelli plains, the route ascends along a technically simple route, except for the final, equipped section from the cat's jump onward, where you'll need to use your hands for small climbs. A harness is recommended for those who aren't comfortable with exposed sections. The final section is the start of the high traverse of the Grigne, just before the Federazione canal. Climbed for the sunset and magnificent view.
Grignetta ride ascent from the Sinigaglia ridge descent from the Cermenati top ridge