Hike to the Malga Sass in the Valfloriana

In the municipality of Valfloriana, between the woods of the Lagorai chain, the history-charged alpine pastures of Coston and Malga dal Sas (Malga Sass) are located

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The starting point of our hike is along the Valfloriana road: after the individual hamlets of the municipality it leads to this bridge where we park our car.
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We stay on the eastern side of the Rio delle Seghe river and start our hike by following the course of the river into the valley.
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After a few metres a path branches off to the left which leads uphill.
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It is the path to the Malga Coston, which is not signposted but can easily be followed.
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Some forest roads cross our route, we continue hiking uphill through the forest.
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A section of the path.
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The ascent is quite steep and leads steadily uphill: before we reach the highest point of the hike, the fantastic view on the Valfloriana area opens up.
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We reach a forest road which we follow towards south until the junction with the path, which leads us uphill to the left.
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This road takes us directly to the Malga Coston hut in the municipality of Valfloriana.
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The picturesque wooden hut, one of the historic mountain huts of Valfloriana, was renovated recently.
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Now, at the beginning of June, spring is also noticeable at this altitude.
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Panoramic view from the Malga Coston towards the Pala delle Buse peak.
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We continue our hike towards south through the forest.
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The path slowly gets narrower and passes some snowfields.
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The meadows below the Malga Sass mountain hut: the crocuses are now in bloom, a sign that until recently there was still snow here.
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The mountain hut is still closed at the beginning of June. It opens its doors in the second half of June and is then a popular excursion destination.
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Spring meadows around the mountain hut.
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To come back to the valley, we follow the road, which leads from the hut to Valfloriana.
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Blooming anemones.
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Also the gentian is blooming now.
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A stunning sight!
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During the descent we see some specimens of the mourning cloak, a butterfly that has become rare.
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So, we finally reach the Bait dal Manz hut and the bridge where we left our car: a recommendable circular hiking tour.
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Now, at the beginning of June, spring is also noticeable at higher altitudes. The meadows around the timberline, now finally free of snow, are covered with a carpet of crocuses, gentians and anemones. By car we reach our starting point in the municipality of Valfloriana: we drive through the single hamlets to the bridge over the Rio delle Seghe river and park our car along the road. The hike starts on the eastern riverbank (before the bridge). After about 100 m, a path branches off to the left, which winds uphill through the forest.

The steep path is not signposted, but the only junctions are two forest roads, so we have no problem to stay on the right path. The ascent takes us up to 1,800 m a.s.l. in a relatively short time and we enjoy a fantastic panoramic view on the Val di Fiemme valley. Now we follow the forest road for a few 100 metres towards south until we reach the turn-off on the left, which we follow upwards to the Malga Coston.

After a short break we continue our hike: the flat path takes us to the Malga dal Sas, a beautiful mountain hut at 1,910 m a.s.l. below the Busa dal Sas peak. At the beginning of June the hut is still closed, so we enjoy our picnic and the stunning view. For our way back we later take the same route.

Malga Sass: currently closed

Author: AT

alpine pasture hike circular route difficulty: moderate