ATTENTION: At the end of the present 2024 season, SAT has planned important extraordinary maintenance work on the routes it manages in the Brenta area. One of these interventions will involve the O305A track, called Via Ferrata delle Bocchette Alte, near the Canale di Cima Brenta.
More specifically, for route O305A, a variant will be built on the portion of the route that now enters the Canale di Cima Brenta (stretches no. 50-57, elevation approx. 3680 m above sea level), and a suspension bridge will be built to move the route away from the inner part of the canal, which is considered the most dangerous due to the natural discharge of snow and rocky material.
The work will start on Monday 16 September 2024. The route will therefore be officially and strictly closed to traffic by union ordinance from midnight on Sunday 15 September.
One of the most spectacular and challenging of the traditional Brenta Dolomites via ferratas. A route along ledges and mountain ridges at an altitude of 3,000m (9,850 ft) for expert mountaineers in good physical shape.
The Bocchette Alte via ferrata is a challenging, greatly rewarding trail. Its length, technical difficulty, exposure, and other mountaineering characteristics make it suited only to mountaineers with experience on vertical climbs who are in good physical shape and have a good head for heights.This challenging trail is equipped with cables and iron rungs and runs along narrow ledges and other exposed sections through the rocky heart of the Brenta range. Its breathtaking landscapes are of near indescribable beauty.
The actual via ferrata is an outing of between 6 to 8 hours, but you will also need to take account of the time it takes for the round trip to and from the trail itself (which adds another 4-6 hours). From Bocca dei Massodi, you can follow the via ferrata Oliva Detassis O396, which is often done together with the Bocchette Alte. The itinerary may also be done in the opposite direction from Rifugio Alimonta to Bocca del Tuckett, a route to be done during stable weather conditions and preferably after the ice has melted.
