bivacco Stefanetti all'Alpe Lorino
2.9
Piedmont, Italy
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Bivacco Stefanetti sits at 2,564m on the Alpe Lorino plateau in the Pennine Alps, above the Val Sesia in Piedmont. The standard approach is from Alagna Valsesia village (1,191m), following marked trails via Punta Indren cable car station or hiking the full 2,100m elevation gain in 4–5 hours. The bivacco lies on the main ridge route linking peaks in the Alpe Lorino massif and serves mountaineers tackling technical climbing on the surrounding rock faces and traverses.
This is a minimal emergency shelter, not a staffed rifugio. It offers basic sleeping space for 4–6 people on a first-come basis, with no guardian, no meals, and no running water. Bring your own sleeping bag, food, water, and a headtorch. The bivacco provides a weatherproof refuge for mountaineers acclimatizing or splitting multi-day alpine traverses. Open year-round, though winter access requires mountaineering experience and avalanche awareness. The hut is unheated; expect freezing conditions from October through May.
Contact CAI through cai.it for information on condition and access. The bivacco is free. Confirm snow and rockfall conditions with local guides in Alagna or check recent trip reports before heading up. The Alpe Lorino plateau is exposed—afternoon thunderstorms develop quickly in summer. Start early and carry a map, compass, and GPS.
This is a minimal emergency shelter, not a staffed rifugio. It offers basic sleeping space for 4–6 people on a first-come basis, with no guardian, no meals, and no running water. Bring your own sleeping bag, food, water, and a headtorch. The bivacco provides a weatherproof refuge for mountaineers acclimatizing or splitting multi-day alpine traverses. Open year-round, though winter access requires mountaineering experience and avalanche awareness. The hut is unheated; expect freezing conditions from October through May.
Contact CAI through cai.it for information on condition and access. The bivacco is free. Confirm snow and rockfall conditions with local guides in Alagna or check recent trip reports before heading up. The Alpe Lorino plateau is exposed—afternoon thunderstorms develop quickly in summer. Start early and carry a map, compass, and GPS.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bivacco Stefanetti is an unstaffed emergency shelter, so booking isn't required or possible—treat it as a last-resort refuge only. For organized Alpine mountaineering in this area, contact CAI sections in Piedmont or check rifugi.net for nearby staffed huts like Rifugio Sella or Rifugio Palon.
As an unmanned bivacco, it's technically accessible year-round, but the Alpe Lorino is only reliably safe and passable June through September; winter and spring require mountaineering skill and avalanche awareness.
From Alagna Valsesia (1,191m), ascend 2,100m elevation gain in 4–5 hours via marked trails; the cable car to Punta Indren shortens the approach but still leaves 1,500m+ of climbing. This is a high-altitude mountain access, not a casual day hike.
Bivacco Stefanetti is a minimal emergency shelter with basic mattresses and a roof only—no heating, water, meals, or toilets. Bring your own sleeping bag, food, and water.
No—this is an unmanned emergency bivacco on a mountaineering ridge at 2,564m, suited only for experienced alpinists doing technical climbing or ridge traverses with solid fitness and mountain skills.
Location
46.1884, 8.2286
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