Gavia Peak Northeast

Start near the turnoff for the Paradiso refuge in Plaghera and follow the quiet Gavia road that climbs with little incline immersed in a beautiful forest of firs, larches and stone pines. As the forest thins out you can admire the grandeur of the western slope of Pizzo Tresero. After a hairpin bend the road goes to skirt the ski slopes (At this point it is also possible to climb directly from the arrival of the Plaghera chairlift, passing to the left of the lift) and then enter halfway up the mountainside to the left to Ponte dell'Alpe (2289 m) Here we find ourselves at the base of the bristling northern slopes of the Cime di Gavia where it is not uncommon to observe some solitary chamois. Past the bridge the road continues halfway up the mountainside, skirting also the Alpe di Gavia (2473 m). On the left we can admire the unmistakable pyramid of Pizzo dei 3 Signori arriving in sight of the Berni refuge (2545 m). From here climb to the right up a steep section to a flatter area, then follow an obvious little valley to the southwest. Then skirt a short slope thus entering a wider gully. Follow it then taking the right in the final stage thus arriving briefly at the summit. The panorama that can be seen is immense; the whole basin of the southern slope of M.Sobretta to Gran Zebru' arriving then at San Matteo. Toward the south in the distance the Adamello group.