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Dosdè East Glaciological PathPhoto: Valdidentro Tourism, Valtellina Outdoor
The glaciological path is an unstaffed hiking route (E) with short sections for experienced hikers (EE) in a high mountain environment, requiring good physical condition, awareness of dangers, and appropriate equipment.
After leaving the car at the Altumeira parking lot, follow the forest-pastoral road to the Altumeira Huts, then take path no. 148 to the left towards Alpe Dosdè and the Federico Valgoi refuge.
When you reach the refuge, the path continues parallel to the stream until a fork where you need to keep left following the white and red trail markers. After passing the waterfall, you arrive at a plateau at 2350 m where you can observe traces left by the Dosdè Est glacier over millennia up to the Little Ice Age.
From this point onward, the white and red trail markers are replaced by plaques and cairns, and the path becomes less visible; after a steep section, you reach the plaque marking the glacier front position in 1932.
You cross the stream and reach a plateau at 2500 m, where the glacier was until the 1980s, and where on a gneiss boulder is the measuring sign placed by I. Bellotti in 1953 about 20 meters from the glacier front.
From here, ascend the slope on the right to the plaque marking the glacier front position in 1985
The path continues up to 2600 m where the last panel is located and where the Dosdè Est glacier can be observed
Author’s recommendation
The glacier must be approached with specific equipment and awareness of your abilities and the numerous objective dangers: live ice, crevasses, glacial moulins, movements of boulders and debris.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Federico Refuge in Dosdé Mt. 2133Safety information
The glacier is a very particular terrain that must be approached with specific equipment and awareness of both your abilities and the numerous objective dangers: live ice, crevasses, glacial moulins, movements of boulders and debris on the surface.
Tips and suggestions
Specific equipment and maximum caution are recommended
Roadbook
After leaving the car at the Altumeira parking lot, follow the forest-pastoral road to the Altumeira Huts, then take path no. 148 to the left towards Alpe Dosdè and the Federico Valgoi refuge, continuing along the valley.
Race Refreshment TrailRun Alta Valtellina Loc. Altumeira | May 31, 2026
Rifugio Federico in Dosde' Val Viola - PRODAE_SO_159
Federico Refuge in Dosdé Mt. 2133
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The Arnoga locality can be reached from Bormio or Livigno by public bus (Perego www.busperego.com/ricerca-percorso)
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Directions
To reach Arnoga, take the SS 38 del Foscagno road that leads from Bormio towards Livigno, passing through Valdidentro.
Then access the Val Viola road until reaching the parking lot at Altumeira (P4), after purchasing the ticket at the entrance totem.
Attention: limited spaces
Parking
To reach Arnoga, take the SS 38 del Foscagno road that leads from Bormio towards Livigno, passing through Valdidentro.
Then access the Val Viola road until reaching the parking lot at Altumeira (P4), after purchasing the ticket at the entrance totem.
Attention: limited spaces
Coordinates
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Equipment
Specific equipment is recommended
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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