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Monte Cingla 21.09.2024

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At the summit of Monte Cingla
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Vesta-Fienile Berard-Cingolo Rosso- Monte Cingla-Cingolo Rosso-Fienile Berard-Vesta.

moderate

Distance 14.8 km

9:12 h

1,305 m

1,315 m

1,661 m

386 m

Vesta-Fienile Berard-Cingolo Rosso- Monte Cingla-Cingolo Rosso-Fienile Berard-Vesta.

Author’s recommendation

Since I started from Vesta, you have already gained some altitude by the actual ascent. Perhaps an ascent from Freole is easier. There are no places to stop for refreshments on the route, so don't forget snacks and enough to drink. If you are out in the high summer, please start early; the ascent is sweaty enough. Only tackle the last section of the path if you are surefooted enough for the ascent and descent to the summit.

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Difficulty

T3 moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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1,661 m

Lowest point

386 m

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The ascent to Monte Cingla is marked as “DIFFICILE,” which is absolutely no understatement. I would also add natural and straight. The path is consistently marked but little frequented; it mainly runs straight through the forest and the meadow area above it. Surefootedness during ascent and descent is absolutely necessary.

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Geographical location

Province of Brescia (Lombardy)

Inflow

Chiese, Caffaro

Outflow

Chiese → Oglio → Po

Islands

none

Places on the shore

Idro

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Coordinates

♁45° 46′ 26″ N, 10° 30′ 32″ E Coordinates: 45° 46′ 26″ N, 10° 30′ 32″ E

Elevation above sea level

368 m a.s.l.

Area

11 km²

Length

10 km

Width

1.9 km

Volume

0.6 km³

Maximum depth

122 m

Lake Idro (Italian Lago d’Idro or Erídio; Latin lacus eridus) is a northern Italian Alpine lake. The valley belongs to the Judicaries valleys (Italian Valli Giudicarie). Lake Idro lies in the northern Italian province of Brescia between Lake Garda, Lake Ledro, and Lake Iseo.

The 11 km², 10 km long, and (before Rocca d’Anfo) 122 m deep lake lies at 368 m a.s.l. The natural reservoir lake, a glacial product, is fed by the rivers Chiese and Caffaro. The Chiese leaves the lake at Pieve Vecchia. At its highest water level, the lake's volume is almost 600 million m³.

The lake is used, among other things, for fishing, which has been practiced here for ages, as well as an irrigation reserve for the Brescia and Mantua regions. The mountain lake is almost as warm as Lake Garda, which reaches about 20 °C in summer. The municipality of Idro lies on its shore.

In 1961, the first campsite was opened at Lake Idro. It is now managed by the German company AZUR Freizeit GmbH.

The lake is a meromictic body of water due to its stratification.

The Forte di Cima Ora is a ruined fortification from World War I at 1539 m a.s.l. in the municipality of Anfo in the province of Brescia.

An interesting place in terms of landscape is a popular excursion destination. From its summit, which was once used for gun positions, one can admire most of Lake Idro up to Ponte Caffaro.

Walter Belotti: The armored batteries. The fortifications and large fortified facilities in Lombardy between the modern age and the Great War, Brescia 2009 ISBN 978-88-904522-0-8

The Baremon Pass, also known as Maré Pass, is a mountain pass at 1450 m a.s.l. in the group of Kreuzwegschritt between the Sand and Trompia valleys (Brescia); it connects Lake Idro with the upper part of the Mella basin via the Maniva Pass. The road was built in 1559 by Sigismondo Lodrone.[1]

Administratively, it is located in the municipality of Anfo.

From the border crossing, several excursions lead, including Corna Blacca (2000 m), the castle of Cima Ora, and the Rocca d’Anfo complex, a Neapolitan-era fortress of great historical and military interest.

The ascent from the Wallsabbiner side is especially challenging by bike. From Anfo sul Lago d’Idro at 380 m a.s.l., after 11 km of climbing with an average gradient of 9.2% (with a peak of 16 %), you reach a shelter restaurant, from where the road leads to Dosso Alto and after 14 km reaches Maniva Pass. This ascent can be combined with nine other hills, resulting in a total elevation gain of 2250 m. The southwest exposure makes the ascent particularly strong.

The ascent from Bagolino over the 12 km long Maniva with an average gradient of 8% and a maximum gradient of 20% is also very demanding.

Roadbook

Just past the stream in Vesta is the start of the route. You follow the signpost towards Sentiero della Calva. Although the path is closed to motocross bikes and mountain bikes by signs, unfortunately, from my own experience, not everyone adheres to this, as the grooves on the path tell their own story. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful, shady forest path that winds up through many switchbacks to Fienile Berard. From here, you follow the forest road in a right curve up to the first great view of the lake. Oddly, the path and forest road are not marked. Markings only start where the forest road narrows, just past Cingolo Rosso. Here, hopefully, there is only a bird observation station. The actual ascent then begins at the crossroads with the sign Monte Cingla 2 hours and DIFFICILE. The narrow path first goes up through a few switchbacks into the shady forest, but then climbs quite straight. Higher up, you leave the forest and are exposed to the sun; the path continues to climb slightly diagonally to the right but still straight upward. Just before the ridge, it flattens for the first time and leads back into a wooded area. At the point where it then goes left downhill begins the crossing. Here, it first runs parallel to the slope, then a good stretch downhill and back up to the small ridge before the summit rise. After this, the first secured sections begin, first along a thin steel cable. Then the passages secured with ropes begin in a chimney-like formation. After these passages, it goes up in a left curve to the summit. The descent down to the lake follows the same way as the ascent.

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Directions

Coming from Brescia via Via Trento, SS237, travel to Pieve Vecchia at Lake Idro. Then drive on Provincial Road No.58 to Vesta.

Coming from Tione di Trento or Storro via SS237, travel to Pieve Vecchia at Lake Idro. Then drive on Provincial Road No.58 to Vesta.

Parking

Parking lot in Vesta

Coordinates

45.778065, 10.524841

DMS

45°46'41.0"N 10°31'29.4"E

UTM

32T 618542 5070520

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Normal hiking equipment: sturdy shoes, poles, backpack, change of clothes, rainwear, first aid kit, bivouac sack, snacks, drinks, map, camera, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, money, and good mood.

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Difficulty

T3 moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

14.8 km

Duration

9:12 h

Ascent

1,305 m

Descent

1,315 m

Highest point

1,661 m

Lowest point

386 m

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