Geotrekking - Rock glaciers

<p>High difficulty circular route, total length of 11.3 km with an elevation gain of 920 m. Departure from Palu del Fersina.</p>

<p>Elements of the Alpine periglacial landscape, rock glaciers are one of the most common forms in the high-altitude landscape of the Lagorai. Detrital accumulations shaped like tongues, lobes, or drops, clearly raised above the surrounding terrain and extending in length from a few tens to several hundred meters, rock glaciers can represent an important paleoclimatic indicator. The presence of Alpine periglacial environments at our latitude is related to the last phases of advance of Pleistocene glaciers. A group of rock glaciers particularly significant for their morphological evidence is located in the area between Mt. Hoamonder and the ridge Cima Sette Selle - Sasso Rotto, with a good observation point at an altitude of 2200 m on the SAT E343 trail that ascends from the Sette Selle refuge (1.5 km after the refuge for an ascent of 200 m) and crosses the western slope of Sasso Rotto with a long traverse. The proposed visit itinerary then continues with a ridge route that touches Cima Cave (2292 m) and Monte del Lago (2329 m) up to the intersection with the Sat E325 trail, then descends towards the glacial basin of the charming Lago di Erdemolo and from there along the Fersina valley back to the starting point (parking in loc. Frotten). The entire route is about 12 km long with a total ascent of 919 m and an estimated duration of about 4 hours, while access to the panoramic point on the rock glaciers can be combined with the ascent to the Sette Selle Refuge by adding about 1 km and overcoming another 200 m of elevation gain.</p>