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MOUNT HOHTURE

and Chastelegga, from Ganterwald

verso il Chastelegga...

Here is a nice hike for beginners, or for doing skiapinism in the days when the danger is higher: moderate altitude, ability to concatenate two peaks and - if the snow is not so beautiful - a chance to go down for a long stretch along the ski slopes.

The tour presented here first leads to Mount Hohture, then descends to just above Wase, and then ascends to the Chastelegga, from where you can go down through the woods or along the ski slope back to Wase. From there again along the slopes or through the woods, across the forest that leads back to the Hotel Ganterwald.


Access

You reach the town of Ganterwald by crossing the Simplon Pass, driving from Domodossola to Briga: shortly after passing Rothwald and its ski-lift, you reach the hotel Restaurant Ganterwald where you can park.

park e partenza


Route

Behind the hotel, you take the forest road, generally beaten, that climbs through a beautiful larch forest

poderale

 When you reach a small hut,

Bivio

turn right, passing aside towering anti-avalanche facilities, coming out on large lawns leading to the town of Wase, 1960 m

fine del bosco

Wasealp

When you reach Wase, your goal appears to the left

itineraio

From there, you follow the ski slope for a while

Pista

then you turn to the south-east towards the huts Wintrigmatte where you begin the final slope, without any possibility to go wrong

si sale per bosco rado

You reach the summit along an easy ridge

verso la cima

From the summit, you can enjoy a wonderful view on the Peak of Rebbio and the basin of Wasenalp

vetta Hoture

dalla cima...

You go down along the same path, until you come across a ski slope

discesa

then you go up again, towards the Chastelegga, keeping Mont Hohture to your left

la cima Hoture risalendo verso il Chastelegga

vetta  Chastelegga

From the top of the Chastelegga, a ski slope departs, going down to Wase, where you can find a refuge-restaurant

Refuge Wasenalp

From there, through the woods of along the ski slope, you get back to the forest road, and then back to the starting point.

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