Ricovero Casera Frugna
3.4About
Ricovero Casera Frugna sits at 1538m in Val Chialedina, minutes below Forcella Frugna. The hut is 5–6 hours on foot from Sella Nevea via the valley path, or accessible via longer approaches from the lower valleys. It serves as a launching point for scrambles and ridge traverses in the Carnic Alps.
The hut is small and basic. Six beds in one room, plus six emergency places on the floor. No meals are cooked here—bring your own food and fuel. There is no piped water; collect from the stream nearby or bring bottles. No WiFi. The hut is staffed and heated during summer months (July–September roughly). Outside these dates it remains open but unheated, with no caretaker on site. Winter use requires complete self-sufficiency and prior arrangement.
Book by email through rifugi.cai.it or contact the hut directly by phone. Summer weekends fill quickly; reserve at least 4 weeks ahead for July and August. Winter visits need coordination by phone several days before arrival. The hut belongs to CAI (Italian Alpine Club). Day access is free, but overnight stays require membership or a small visitor fee.
The hut is small and basic. Six beds in one room, plus six emergency places on the floor. No meals are cooked here—bring your own food and fuel. There is no piped water; collect from the stream nearby or bring bottles. No WiFi. The hut is staffed and heated during summer months (July–September roughly). Outside these dates it remains open but unheated, with no caretaker on site. Winter use requires complete self-sufficiency and prior arrangement.
Book by email through rifugi.cai.it or contact the hut directly by phone. Summer weekends fill quickly; reserve at least 4 weeks ahead for July and August. Winter visits need coordination by phone several days before arrival. The hut belongs to CAI (Italian Alpine Club). Day access is free, but overnight stays require membership or a small visitor fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Email the hut directly or use rifugi.cai.it—book at least 2–3 months ahead for July and August since capacity is only 6 beds.
Staffed in summer (roughly June to September); open but unstaffed in winter, so you'll need to be self-sufficient.
5–6 hours on foot from Sella Nevea via the valley path, or longer approaches from lower valleys; it sits at 1538m just below Forcella Frugna.
6 beds in one room plus 6 emergency floor places; no meals cooked, no piped water (collect from the stream), no WiFi—bring your own food and fuel.
No—it's a basic mountain refuge designed for experienced hikers and mountaineers doing scrambles and ridge traverses in the Carnic Alps.
Location
46.2337, 12.4179
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Quick Facts
- Managing club
- CAI
- Total
- 6
- Emergency
- 6
Contact & Booking
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +39 3497354077
- Website
- https://www.caiclaut.it/ricovero-casera-frugna.html
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