Refuge Bocchette

Rifugio Bocchette sits at 2,188m in the Bocchette Centrali, a limestone rock formation between the Brenta Dolomites and the Adamello massif. Access from the south starts at Molveno (860m), then follows the Sentiero delle Bocchette—a steep, exposed scramble with fixed cables and iron pegs that takes 5–6 hours. Approach from the north via Arco and the Val di Non is longer but less technical. Most hikers arrive via the Sentiero delle Bocchette for the challenge and the continuous views across the limestone walls.

The rifugio is small and simple. It sleeps 20 in shared dormitories and serves meals in its common room. Water comes from a spring; showers are cold. The kitchen provides dinner and breakfast. The hut operates year-round but is quietest October to April—snow can block the Sentiero delle Bocchette in winter, and you need alpine judgment. Summer and early autumn are the busy season.

Book 2–3 months ahead for July and August. Contact the hut directly by phone or email to confirm current conditions, especially snow cover and access difficulty. The Sentiero delle Bocchette is not a marked trail and requires scrambling ability and a head for heights. First-timers should go with someone who knows the route.