Cimetta Route

Near the mountain station of the Orselina-Cardada cable car (1,340 m) is the valley station of the Cardada chairlift to the Cimetta. At the nearby fork, keep left. Follow the marked hiking trail, which leads flat along the west side of the Cimetta. Above the houses of the Alpe Vegnasca, you overcome the steep slope to the Bassa di Cardada saddle (1,610 m) in tight hairpin bends. Continuing steadily uphill, you follow the marked path to Cima della Trosa (1,869 m). The descent takes you over the Alpe di Bietri (1,499 m) to the Bassa di Bietri saddle (1,448 m). Here, keep right, pass the Capanna lo Stallone (1,486 m) and the nearby Capanna Cardada (1,473 m), and hike along the east side of the Cimetta back to Cardada.