San Giovanni di Fassa-Sèn Jan

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San Giovanni di Fassa-Sèn Jan

Pozza and Vigo di Fassa merged into one Ladin comune, under the Catinaccio d'Antermoia and the Gardeccia paths.

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Featured summit · Kesselkogel

Highlights

13 from neighbouring places

Mountain hut

Baita M. Pederiva
A small hut at 2,280 m in the heart of the Catinaccio, run by the Pederiva family for generations and a base for walks and climbs of every grade.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Paolina
A hut at 2,125 m in the Carezza area below the Roda di Vael, with a wide terrace and a stage of the Dolomites World Heritage Geotrail passing by.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Viewpoint

Catinaccio
7.1 km away, in Tires/Tiers
The dolomite massif of the Catinaccio, or Rosengarten, seen from Tires in the Val d'Ega; its walls redden in the evening light.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Re Alberto 1°
7.2 km away, in Tires/Tiers
A hut at 2,621 m in the Catinaccio group, known in German as the Gartlhütte and reached by the Passo Santner via ferrata from Pera di Fassa.
YesAlps ↗
Mountain hut

rifugio Passo Santner
7.3 km away, in Tires/Tiers
A hut at 2,734 m at the Passo Santner in the Catinaccio, at the top of the via ferrata over the pass above Tires.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Ochsenhütte
8.3 km away, in Nova Levante/Welschnofen
A pasture hut in the woods above Nova Levante, in the Val d'Ega.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Albergo Malga Frommer
9 km away, in Nova Levante/Welschnofen
A dairy hut with rooms on the Frommer pastures above Nova Levante, in the Val d'Ega between the Catinaccio and the Latemar.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Carlo Valentini
9.6 km away, in Canazei
A hut at 2,203 m with restaurant and terrace on Streda Sella above Canazei, on the road climbing from the head of the Val di Fassa to the Passo Sella.
Val Gardena ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Fuciade
10.3 km away, in Soraga di Fassa
A refuge in the Fuciade basin below the Passo San Pellegrino, in the comune of Soraga di Fassa, under the Cima Uomo.
YesAlps ↗
Mountain hut

Baita Gardoné – The Mountain Riviera
13.6 km away, in Predazzo
A baita on the Gardonè shelf above Predazzo, at the foot of the Latemar and reached by the cable car from the valley.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Sandro Pertini
8.4 km away, in Campitello di Fassa
A hut at 2,300 m on the open meadows below the Sassolungo, 40 minutes from the Col Rodella top station and on the Alta Via delle Dolomiti n. 9.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Sasso Piatto
8.5 km away, in Campitello di Fassa
A hut at 2,300 m under the Sasso Piatto on the Campitello di Fassa side of the Sassolungo, its kitchen built on South Tyrolean dishes and home-smoked speck.
Dolomiti
Mountain hut

Caseificio malga Sassopiatto
8.6 km away, in Campitello di Fassa
A dairy hut at 2,250 m below the Sasso Piatto above Campitello di Fassa, rebuilt in 2016 and serving cheese from its own creamery.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Molignon
9.9 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
A hut at 2,059 m on the Alpe di Siusi above Castelrotto, cooking Tyrolean Geröstl with smoked speck and apple strudel straight from the oven.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Vicenza
10.3 km away, in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden
A hut at 2,253 m in the heart of the Sassolungo group, below the Oskar Schuster via ferrata, with home-made dishes served through the day.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld

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Routes

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Via ferrata Moderate
Via Ferrata Passo Santner
Summer
A short but serious ferrata among the towers of the Catinaccio to the Santner pass, with a few hard moves that call for alpine experience.
7.7 km
Distance
1 007 m
Ascent
7 h 25 min
Duration
886
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Via ferrata Moderate
Via Ferrata Roda di Vael
Summer
A cabled route through steep rock to the top of the Roda di Vael at 2,806 m, on the west side of the Catinaccio.
6.4 km
Distance
939 m
Ascent
6 h 46 min
Duration
503
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Via ferrata Moderate
Via Ferrata Masarè
Summer
A ridge route along the sharp Cresta Masarè in the southern Catinaccio, over towers, chimneys and exposed steps, with the Latemar opposite.
6.3 km
Distance
622 m
Ascent
4 h 51 min
Duration
426
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Via ferrata Moderate
Via ferrata sul Catinaccio d’Antermoia
Summer
A cabled climb from the Passo Molignon up the west side of the Catinaccio d'Antermoia, with the Vajolet towers and the Marmolada close by.
2.8 km
Distance
608 m
Ascent
4 h 10 min
Duration
257
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Hiking route Easy
Forest Trail
A level woodland path between the Larsec ridge and the Catinaccio, easy underfoot and shaded throughout.
3.0 km
Distance
22 m
Ascent
48 min
Duration
1027
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Ciampedie - Gardeccia - Refuges Vajolet and Preuss - Refuge Re Alberto I - Gardeccia - Ciampedie
A round from Gardeccia up the Vajolet valley past the Porte Neigre rocks to the Vajolet and Preuss huts and the Re Alberto hut below the towers.
11.7 km
Distance
745 m
Ascent
5 h 5 min
Duration
1596
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Ciampedie - Gardeccia - Principe Pass - Antermoia Refuge - Val Duron - Campitello
A crossing from Gardeccia up the upper Vajolet valley to the Passo Principe hut, over to the Antermoia hut and down the Val Duron to Campitello.
18.5 km
Distance
950 m
Ascent
7 h 56 min
Duration
2126
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Ski tour Difficult
Ski mountaineering at Cima Undici - Val dei Monzoni
A ski tour into the secluded head of the Val dei Monzoni, on a sledging track to Malga Monzoni, then over wide, moderate slopes to Cima Undici.
15.6 km
Distance
1 088 m
Ascent
1 086 m
Descent
5 h 14 min
Duration
222
Check-ins
Open route VisitTrentino
Mountain bike route Moderate
Stage 4 Dolomiti Trek King Short Experience - Between pastures and huts of Val San Nicolò
A stage from the Baita Cuz hut down into the Val San Nicolò, up to the Lagusel pond and the L Pief saddle, then down to the Val Monzoni.
14.1 km
Distance
609 m
Ascent
2 h 23 min
Duration
382
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Mountain bike route Difficult
423 Sciliar-Catinaccio Ronda in senso orario
Summer
A big circumnavigation of the Sciliar and Catinaccio massifs, crossing the Passo Duron and touching the Val di Fassa and the Val d'Ega.
79.4 km
Distance
2 524 m
Ascent
9 h 26 min
Duration
768
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Cycling route Moderate
Climbs of Giro d’Italia – Gardeccia
A steep road climb from Pera by the hamlet of Muncion to the Gardeccia hut, with ramps that touch fifteen percent.
7.1 km
Distance
635 m
Ascent
1 h 5 min
Duration
453
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Sellaronda
The four-pass Dolomite circuit ridden from Predazzo, over Passo Pordoi, the Sella Pass and the Gardena Pass around the Sella massif.
116.2 km
Distance
2 555 m
Ascent
12 h 43 min
Duration
2454
Check-ins
Open route APT Fiemme Cembra
Hiking route Easy
The Blue Crow
A nine-stage children's trail on the Ciampedie plateau above Vigo, collecting letters hidden in the woods to rebuild a lost word.
1.4 km
Distance
48 m
Ascent
26 min
Duration
295
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Stage 6 Dolomiti Trek King - Toward Roda de Vael
A stage from Gardeccia by Ciampedie along the Alta Via dei Fassani, or the exposed sheep path under the Cigolade, towards the Roda di Vael hut.
10.2 km
Distance
416 m
Ascent
3 h 39 min
Duration
1147
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Stage 1 Dolomiti Trek King in autumn - Catinaccio
An autumn stage from Pian Pecei across the Catinaccio to the Antermoia hut, taking in the climb to the Vajolet towers through gold and copper woods.
15.2 km
Distance
1 984 m
Ascent
9 h 26 min
Duration
1709
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Ski tour Difficult
"Panorama" Ski Tour
A long ski traverse from the Porta Vescovo side of Arabba by Passo Pordoi to the Ciampac and Buffaure areas, finishing down the Vulcano run to Pozza.
17.7 km
Distance
1 890 m
Ascent
2 157 m
Descent
7 h 14 min
Duration
161
Check-ins
- Sela dal Brunéch 2 420 m
- Baita Valeruz 2 149 m
- La Bolp 2 046 m
- Liech de Chel Vesco 2 089 m
- Bar Ristorante Crepa Neigra 2 149 m
Open route Arabba Fodom Turismo
Cycling route Moderate
Climbs of Giro d’Italia - Costalunga/Carezza Pass
The road climb from Vigo di Fassa to the Passo di Costalunga, its height gained almost entirely in the first six kilometres.
9.3 km
Distance
502 m
Ascent
1 h 9 min
Duration
176
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Vigo di Fassa - Costalunga/Carezza Pass - Tires - Castelrotto - Ortisei - Sella Pass - Canazei - Vigo di Fassa
A very long road circuit from Vigo over the Costalunga, through Castelrotto and Ortisei and back across the Sella pass.
108.5 km
Distance
2 753 m
Ascent
12 h 13 min
Duration
2045
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- Val Dantermont 1 728 m
- L'Angolino del Sella 2 179 m
- In Sella 2 182 m
- Sella Pass 2 240 m
- Passo di Costalunga - Karerpass 1 745 m
- Laghetto Lupo Bianco 1 726 m
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Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Easy
Legends Trail
An easy family trail below the Catinaccio, with six stops telling Ladin tales of King Laurin, the roses, the Antermoia lake and the alpenglow.
4.4 km
Distance
137 m
Ascent
1 h 21 min
Duration
254
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Ciampedie - Malga Vael - Roda di Vael and Baita Pederiva huts - Paolina Hut (Carezza)
A traverse from Ciampedie past the Negritella hut and the Rondolae rocks to Malga Vael and on towards the Paolina hut above Carezza.
6.1 km
Distance
386 m
Ascent
2 h 22 min
Duration
940
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Pozza - Mazzin - Muncion - Gardeccia - Pozza
A long round from Pozza along the Avisio to Mazzin, then up by Muncion to Gardeccia below the Catinaccio.
19.6 km
Distance
780 m
Ascent
6 h 31 min
Duration
636
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Pozza di Fassa - Tesero - Pampeago Pass - Ponte Nova - Costalunga/Carezza Pass - Pozza di Fassa
A road loop south to Tesero, then the hard climb to Pampeago and back over the Passo di Costalunga by the Karer See.
72.7 km
Distance
2 083 m
Ascent
8 h 25 min
Duration
857
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Easy
Seated Trail
A short walk at Sela Brunéch at 2,428 m, where a dozen seats made by Marco Nones from salvaged hut timber stand out on the pasture.
2.1 km
Distance
65 m
Ascent
44 min
Duration
189
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Alba (Ciampac) - Forcia Neigra - Passo San Nicolò Refuge - Contrin Refuge - Alba
A round from the Ciampac lift over the Forcia Neigra, cabled in places, past the San Nicolò pass hut and down by the Contrin hut.
13.8 km
Distance
528 m
Ascent
5 h 26 min
Duration
489
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Stage 1 Dolomiti Trek King - At the foot of the Queen of the Dolomites
A stage from the Buffaure lift over the Col de Valvacin and Sas de Adam, then along the ridge to Sela Brunéch under the Marmolada.
12.1 km
Distance
1 475 m
Ascent
7 h 30 min
Duration
473
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Marmolada Tour
A long road circuit from Predazzo over Passo San Pellegrino and up Passo Fedaia, whose final ramps run into double-digit gradients.
105.6 km
Distance
2 679 m
Ascent
11 h 54 min
Duration
780
Check-ins
Open route APT Fiemme Cembra
Hiking route Easy
The Journey of Tica Pop
A children's trail from the top of the Col de Valvacin, following a young capercaillie who wants to fly, with games at each stop.
2.8 km
Distance
80 m
Ascent
1 h 11 min
Duration
137
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Pozza (Buffaure) - Col de Valvacin - Buffaure Ridges - Sentiero I Trec - Val San Nicolò - Pozza
A ridge walk from the Buffaure lift over the Col de Valvacin and Sas de Adam, dropping by the I Trec path into the Val San Nicolò.
12.4 km
Distance
205 m
Ascent
4 h 20 min
Duration
475
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Pozza - Val Monzoni - Passo delle Selle - San Pellegrino
A climb from Pozza up the Val San Nicolò and Val Monzoni past the dairy and larch woods to the Passo delle Selle and down to San Pellegrino.
14.5 km
Distance
1 280 m
Ascent
6 h 58 min
Duration
469
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Pozza di Fassa - Moena - San Pellegrino Pass - Cencenighe - Caprile - Fedaia Pass - Canazei - Pozza di Fassa
A long road circuit from Pozza di Fassa over the San Pellegrino pass, returning across the Fedaia below the Marmolada.
88.1 km
Distance
2 276 m
Ascent
9 h 58 min
Duration
761
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Easy
Water and rural life stories
A walk starting at the Aloch sulphur spring, the only one in Trentino, where a bath house owned by the prince-bishops stood until a flood in 1641.
4.9 km
Distance
129 m
Ascent
1 h 28 min
Duration
125
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Stage 3 Dolomiti Family Trek King - The breath of the volcanoes
The closing stage of the family trek, downhill throughout from the hut into Val Monzoni, whose dark volcanic rock sits among pale Dolomite peaks.
8.4 km
Distance
0 m
Ascent
3 h 13 min
Duration
372
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Stage 3 Dolomiti Trek King Short Experience - In the realm of the Salvan
A stage from the Contrin hut over the San Nicolò pass, past First World War works, around the Sas de Ròces on cable to Sela Brunéch and Malga Jumela.
13.4 km
Distance
966 m
Ascent
6 h 8 min
Duration
407
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Road Bike Alleghe 2 - Marmolada Loop
A road circuit from Alleghe right around the Marmolada, crossing Passo Fedaia and Passo San Pellegrino to join Agordino to the Val di Fassa.
88.5 km
Distance
2 124 m
Ascent
9 h 52 min
Duration
761
Check-ins
Open route Consorzio Operatori Turistici Alleghe - Caprile
Hiking route Easy
Pozza - Pera
A flat walk from Pozza along the Avisio and the cycle route to the Piciocaa adventure park, returning across the plain to Pera.
5.9 km
Distance
50 m
Ascent
1 h 31 min
Duration
86
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Stage 2 Dolomiti Trek King - In the realm of Conturina
A stage from the Contrin hut down the Val Contrin, then along the Avisio on trail 605 by Pian Trevisan to the Passo Fedaia.
11.5 km
Distance
601 m
Ascent
4 h 18 min
Duration
343
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Alba - Val Contrin - Passo Ombretta - Rifugio Falier - Pas de Ombretola - Val de Contrin - Alba
A long round from Alba up the Val Contrin, over the Ombretta pass to the Falier hut under the Marmolada south face, back by the Ombretola.
23.2 km
Distance
2 198 m
Ascent
13 h 39 min
Duration
374
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Latemar Tour
A long road circuit of the Latemar, over the Passo di Costalunga past the Lago di Carezza and back across the Passo di Lavazè.
74.4 km
Distance
2 039 m
Ascent
8 h 31 min
Duration
603
Check-ins
Open route APT Fiemme Cembra
Hiking route Easy
Pozza - Pera Loc. Piciocaa - Ciancoal - Pozza
A short flat loop from Pozza along the Avisio to the votive chapel and playground at Piciocaa, returning by the lower path.
3.7 km
Distance
20 m
Ascent
55 min
Duration
74
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Pozza - Val Monzoni
A route from Pozza by the Pont de Garneté up the left bank of the stream, gentle then steeper in hairpins, into the Val Monzoni.
12.4 km
Distance
568 m
Ascent
4 h 18 min
Duration
333
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Sentiero della Pace 33: Rifugio Passo alle Selle to Rifugio Contrin
A long peace-trail stage from the Passo delle Selle hut down through Val Monzoni and its rare crystals, over the head of Val San Nicolo to the Contrin hut.
14.9 km
Distance
1 035 m
Ascent
7 h 51 min
Duration
350
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
Gravel Tour - Latemar and Lake Carezza
A gravel loop from Predazzo over the Reiterjoch and on to the Passo di Costalunga, passing Ganischger Alm and the fir-ringed lake below the Latemar.
57.1 km
Distance
1 597 m
Ascent
6 h 34 min
Duration
526
Check-ins
Open route APT Fiemme Cembra
Hiking route Easy
Enchanted Trail
A short children's trail with a hare, a dragonfly and the Bregostana witch of Ladin legend, hunting seven objects lost in the wood.
1.5 km
Distance
81 m
Ascent
36 min
Duration
65
Check-ins
- Rifugio Buffaure 2 050 m
- La Bolp 2 046 m
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Sentiero della Pace 34: Rifugio Contrin to Malga Ciapela
A peace-trail stage under the Marmolada, largest glacier in the Dolomites and site of the wartime Ice City, from the Contrin hut to Malga Ciapela.
11.6 km
Distance
725 m
Ascent
6 h 4 min
Duration
317
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Difficult
Pozza (Vidor) - Val Monzoni - Vallaccia Refuge - Sas da les Undesc
A long climb past Malga Monzoni and the Sass Morin rock to the Vallaccia hut and the Sas da les Undesc above it.
16.5 km
Distance
1 172 m
Ascent
7 h 46 min
Duration
233
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Cycling route Difficult
From Pozza to the waterfalls in Val San Nicolò
A ride from Pozza by the Pont de Garneté, climbing the stream's left bank to the Val San Nicolò road and the falls above Malga al Crocifisso.
17.9 km
Distance
695 m
Ascent
2 h 15 min
Duration
453
Check-ins
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Easy
Pozza - Loc. Bagnes - Pozza
A short loop from the San Nicolò church at Pozza on the Strada de Freina past old barns, then flat to the path towards Soraga.
3.0 km
Distance
40 m
Ascent
48 min
Duration
50
Check-ins
- Azienda Turistica 1 307 m
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Moderate
Gardeccia
A steep road climb to Gardeccia below the Catinaccio, with gradients that call for low gears.
6.2 km
Distance
643 m
Ascent
2 h 48 min
Duration
287
Check-ins
- Rifugio Gardeccia 1 949 m
- Baita Enrosadira 1 949 m
Open route GPX Visit Trentino
Hiking route Difficult
Torrente Avisio A - Val di Fassa
A long route up the Avisio through the Fassa valley, from Soraga towards the head of the valley.
25.0 km
Distance
911 m
Ascent
7 h 21 min
Duration
115
Check-ins
Open route Trentino Fishing
Cycling route Difficult
Fiemme and Fassa Dolomites cycle route
A surfaced valley cycle path linking the Val di Fiemme with the Val di Fassa, running up to Canazei with a summer bike shuttle.
47.4 km
Distance
710 m
Ascent
4 h 38 min
Duration
281
Check-ins
Open route APT Fiemme Cembra

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Kesselkogel

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Kesselkogel

3 004 m · prom 816 m · 38 check-ins

via Via ferrata sul Catinaccio d’Antermoia

Forest Trail

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Forest Trail

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 3.0 km · ↑ 22 m · ◷ 48 min

A level woodland path between the Larsec ridge and the Catinaccio, easy underfoot and shaded throughout.

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Routes and highlights: APT Val di Fassa, Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld, APT Fiemme Cembra, YesAlps, Val Gardena, Dolomiti, VisitTrentino, Seis am Schlern, Arabba Fodom Turismo, Consorzio Operatori Turistici Alleghe - Caprile, Visit Trentino, Trentino Fishing
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