Historic site
Curated by Val Seriana
Oltre il Colle
Bergamasque village by the Zambla pass, between the Val del Riso and the Val Parina, with an adventure park and the Capanna 2000 refuge above.
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Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Rifugio Capanna 2000
A hut at 1,950 m on the Monte Alben slopes above Oltre il Colle, open all year.
Museo Etnografico scientifico-minerario
5 km away, in Oneta
The ethnographic, mining and science museum of Oneta, recording the lead and zinc workings of the Val del Riso.
Borgo storico Cantoni a Oneta
5 km away, in Oneta
The old hamlet of Cantoni above Oneta, kept as it was built, on the wooded slopes of the Val del Riso.
Santuario Madonna del Frassino
5 km away, in Oneta
The sanctuary of the Madonna del Frassino above Oneta, in the Val del Riso.
Schutzhütte Alpe Corte Bassa
6.8 km away, in Ardesio
A hut on the Alpe Corte Bassa pasture above Ardesio, at the mouth of the Valcanale.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria Assunta
6.9 km away, in Ardesio
A parish church dedicated to the Assumption in the Ardesio valley.
Chiesa Parrocchiale San Giovanni Battista
10.1 km away, in Ardesio
The parish church of San Giovanni Battista in the Ardesio hamlets of the upper Val Seriana.
MEtA Museo Etnografico Alta Valle Seriana
11.3 km away, in Ardesio
The ethnographic museum of the upper Val Seriana at Ardesio, in three sections on land, work and belief.
Santuario Madonna delle Grazie
11.4 km away, in Ardesio
The sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie at Ardesio, a Marian pilgrimage church of the upper Val Seriana.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Giorgio
11.4 km away, in Ardesio
The parish church of San Giorgio at Ardesio in the upper Val Seriana.
Chiesetta dei Foppi
11.5 km away, in Ardesio
A small church at the Foppi hamlet above Ardesio, on the paths towards the Orobie.
Rifugio Santamaria in Leten
5 km away, in Parre
A hut on the Leten pastures above Parre, on the Orobie paths.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Martino Vescovo
6.5 km away, in Gorno
Gorno's parish church, in the Val del Riso.
Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie
6.5 km away, in Gorno
A church at Gorno, in the zinc-mining valley off the Val Seriana.
Monumento al Minatore e alla Taissina
8.3 km away, in Gorno
A monument at Gorno to the miners and to the women who carried the ore down in baskets.
Nothing of this kind in Oltre il Colle.
Routes
13 from neighbouring places
Escursione Cima del Grem
The climb to the Cima del Grem between the upper Val Seriana and the Val del Riso.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 881 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 1 min
- Duration
- 363
- Check-ins
Sul crinale delle valli Brembana e Seriana
A via ferrata on the north side of the Alben, 2,019 metres of pale rock on the divide between the Brembana and Seriana valleys, named for the guide Pierangelo Maurizio.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 1 225 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 46 min
- Duration
- 111
- Check-ins
Una montagna piena di bei fiori
The flower trail at Oltre il Colle, laid out on the Alben slopes for the Bergamasque alpine flora.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 801 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 13 min
- Duration
- 295
- Check-ins
Escursione sulla Cima Grem dal Colle di Zambla
A ridge path from the Colle di Zambla to the summit of Cima di Grem, above Oltre il Colle in the Brembana valley.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 854 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 28 min
- Duration
- 290
- Check-ins
Cima di Grem 2 050 m- Col Di Zambla 1 274 m
Colle di Zambla 1 264 m
Baita Alta di Grem 1 634 m- Bivacco Mistri 1 800 m
Acqua per abbeverata 1 630 m- +4
Sulle cime del Monte Grem
A steep climb above Oneta in the Brembana valley to the Cima di Grem, over old mining ground by the Col di Zambla.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 821 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 16 min
- Duration
- 271
- Check-ins
- Cima di Grem 2 050 m
- Col Di Zambla 1 274 m
- Colle di Zambla 1 264 m
- Deposito SAB Passo Zambla 1 254 m
- Baita Alta di Grem 1 634 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 511 m
- +4
Anche d'inverno al Capanna 2000
An approach to the Capanna 2000 hut below Pizzo Arera that stays practicable through the winter months.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 751 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 57 min
- Duration
- 222
- Check-ins
- Rifugio Capanna 2000 1 955 m
- Rifugio SABA Ca' Arera 1 557 m
- Cascina Coppi 1 684 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 586 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 935 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 579 m
- +2
Al Capanna 2000 da Oltre il Colle
A direct climb from Oltre il Colle to the Capanna 2000 hut, set on the south side of Pizzo Arera and among the first in the range to be snowed in.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 751 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 47 min
- Duration
- 176
- Check-ins
- Rifugio Capanna 2000 1 955 m
- Rifugio SABA Ca' Arera 1 557 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 586 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 935 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 579 m
Miniera Costa Jels (BG) e dintorni di Oneta
5.5 km away, in Gorno
A walk around Oneta from the Costa Jels mine at Gorno, in the old zinc-mining country of the Val del Riso.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 133 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Dal fiume Serio in bici fino al Rifugio Santamaria
9 km away, in Ponte Nossa
A long climb out of the Serio valley through fir and beech woods and high pasture, past the huts of Alpe Vaccaro to the Baita Forcella.
- 30.9 km
- Distance
- 1 800 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 46 min
- Duration
- 52
- Check-ins
Altopiano Tour
12.4 km away, in Clusone
A short circuit of the Clusone plateau, ridden or walked, through its fields and old lanes.
- 17.8 km
- Distance
- 212 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 47 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Val Sedornia in MTB
12.6 km away, in Gromo
A climb out of Gromo into the Val Sedornia, passing the Ristorante Posta al Castello and the barns at Stalle del Flesco.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 884 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
- 43
- Check-ins
San Simone in MTB
13.1 km away, in Valleve
A hard climb from Valleve into the high basin of San Simone and on to the Passo di Tartano, past Casera Sessi and the Baite dei Fontanini.
- 19.3 km
- Distance
- 1 036 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 49 min
- Duration
- 93
- Check-ins
L'abbraccio al Corno Branchino
6.2 km away, in Ardesio
A round beneath the Corno Branchino from above Valcanale, starting on CAI 220 through open pinewood with the Fop and Valmora peaks in sight.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 1 069 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 42 min
- Duration
- 289
- Check-ins
Dall'Alpe Corte al Rifugio Laghi Gemelli
5.8 km away, in Ardesio
A steady climb from the Alpe Corte to the Laghi Gemelli hut, high in the Orobie.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 745 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 17 min
- Duration
- 241
- Check-ins
Miniera di Foghera (BG) e dintorni
6.9 km away, in Gorno
An easy walk from the mining ecomuseum at Gorno to the Foghera adit, in a valley worked for zinc and lead.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 343 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 10 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Tour dell'Altopiano di Clusone
10 km away, in Clusone
A circuit of the Clusone plateau, leaving the cycle path for the old pastoral road above the town.
- 30.1 km
- Distance
- 849 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 28 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Sul Monte Farno al Rif. Parafulmine
14.1 km away, in Leffe
A climb on Monte Farno above Gandino to the Parafulmine hut, by the Baita Cornei and Malga Lunga.
- 31.9 km
- Distance
- 1 229 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 59 min
- Duration
- 125
- Check-ins
Giro del Monte Grem
4.9 km away, in Gorno
A round of Monte Grem from the Alpe Grem hut above Villasio, on trail 239 to the summit ridge over the Valle del Riso.
- 9.9 km
- Distance
- 894 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 37 min
- Duration
- 253
- Check-ins
- Cima di Grem 2 050 m
- Baita Alta di Grem 1 634 m
- Bivacco Mistri 1 800 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 630 m
- Bocchetta di Grem 1 976 m
- Acqua per abbeverata 1 511 m
- +13
Attorno al Campagano
6.2 km away, in Ardesio
A circuit of the Campagano from above Valcanale, past the small lake and up the CAI 220 track into pinewood on the Orobie flank.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 647 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 23 min
- Duration
- 99
- Check-ins
Via Mercatorum da Nespello a Cornalba
10 km away, in Costa Serina
An easy walk on a stretch of the old merchants' road over the Forcella di Nespello, once the main link for traders crossing these hills.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 315 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Oltre il Colle yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Escursione Cima del Grem
The climb to the Cima del Grem between the upper Val Seriana and the Val del Riso.
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