Stella Alpina Spiz Piaz refuge

The Stella Alpina Spiz Piaz refuge (Rifugio Stella Alpina Spiz Piaz) is an alpine refuge in the municipality of San Giovanni di Fassa (Pera di Fassa, TN), in Val di Fassa, within the Catinaccio group of the Dolomites, at an elevation of 1,960 metres. It is a hospitality and dining facility serving hikers, climbers and families exploring the Catinaccio/Rosengarten massif, and it is integrated into the dense network of trails and other refuges in the area. The refuge is reached by several marked paths. From Pera di Fassa (1,320 m) the approach follows trail marker 546 (easy/medium). From Monzon (1,510 m) it is reached via trail 546 (easy). From Rifugio Ciampedie (1,998 m), Rifugio Larsec (1,987 m), Rifugio Negritella (1,986 m), Baita Checco (1,998 m) and Ristorante Bellavista (1,998 m) the refuge is reached via trail 540 (easy). From Rifugio Vajolet (2,243 m) and Rifugio Preuss (2,244 m) it is reached via trail 546 (easy). More demanding approaches come from Passo delle Scalette (2,348 m) via trail 546 with a short equipped section (medium/difficult), from Passo delle Cigolade (2,579 m) via trail 541 then trail 550 downhill (medium), and from Passo delle Coronelle (2,630 m) via trail 550 (medium). As a base for ascents, the refuge serves hikers heading to Passo delle Scalette (2,348 m) via trail 546 with a short equipped section (medium/difficult), to Passo delle Cigolade (2,579 m) via trail 550 then trail 541 toward the pass (medium), and to Passo delle Coronelle (2,630 m) via trail 550 (medium). It is also a node for traverses: to Rifugio Ciampedie (1,998 m) via trail 540 (easy), to Rifugio Larsec (1,987 m) via trail 540 (easy), to Rifugio Negritella (1,986 m) via trail 540 (easy), to Baita Checco (1,998 m) via trail 540 (easy), to Ristorante Bellavista (1,998 m) via trail 540 (easy), to Rifugio Vajolet (2,243 m) via trail 546 (easy), and to Rifugio Preuss (2,244 m) via trail 546 (easy). Between Rifugio Ciampedie and Rifugio Stella Alpina, hikers can follow the characteristic Sentiero delle Leggende, a walk especially suited to families with children and/or elderly people, which explains through signposted stages the legends of King Laurin and the Catinaccio group. The refuge is listed among alpine huts and bivouacs on rifugi-bivacchi.com, and images and further information are available through Wikimedia Commons. Its official website is rifugiostellaalpinaspizpiaz.com. The refuge operates in the Italian Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage area, and serves the seasonal mountain tourism market of Val di Fassa.

The Stella Alpina Spiz Piaz refuge is an alpine refuge situated in the municipality of Pera di Fassa (TN), in Val di Fassa, within the Catinaccio group of the Dolomites, at an elevation of 1,960 metres. It forms part of the historic network of mountain huts that developed in the Dolomites to support mountaineering, hiking and the seasonal pastoral and tourism economy of the valleys. The refuge takes its name from the Stella Alpina (edelweiss) and from the Spiz Piaz locality. Over time the refuge has become a node in the waymarked trail system of the Catinaccio/Rosengarten massif. It is connected to Pera di Fassa (1,320 m) by trail marker 546 (easy/medium) and to Monzon (1,510 m) by trail 546 (easy). It also links to a cluster of nearby facilities at around 1,986–1,998 m — Rifugio Ciampedie, Rifugio Larsec, Rifugio Negritella, Baita Checco and Ristorante Bellavista — via trail 540 (easy), and to the higher Rifugio Vajolet (2,243 m) and Rifugio Preuss (2,244 m) via trail 546 (easy). More demanding routes connect the refuge to the surrounding passes: Passo delle Scalette (2,348 m) via trail 546 with a short equipped section (medium/difficult), Passo delle Cigolade (2,579 m) via trail 541 then trail 550 (medium), and Passo delle Coronelle (2,630 m) via trail 550 (medium). These same passes serve as ascents from the refuge, while the lower trails serve as traverses to the neighbouring huts. A distinctive feature of the refuge's setting is the Sentiero delle Leggende, which can be followed between Rifugio Ciampedie and Rifugio Stella Alpina. This walk is especially suited to families with children and/or elderly people and explains, through signposted stages, the legends of King Laurin and the Catinaccio group. The refuge is documented in alpine hut directories such as rifugi-bivacchi.com and has an official website at rifugiostellaalpinaspizpiaz.com. It remains an active hospitality point in the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, serving the seasonal mountain tourism market of Val di Fassa.

• Documented as an alpine refuge in San Giovanni di Fassa, Val di Fassa, Catinaccio group, at 1,960 m.

• Listed on rifugi-bivacchi.com; archived version consulted 17 July 2012.

• Official website rifugiostellaalpinaspizpiaz.com active.

A traditional alpine refuge in the Catinaccio group of the Dolomites, serving hikers, climbers and families with accommodation, dining and access to marked trails and the Sentiero delle Leggende.

• Alpine refuge accommodation

• Mountain dining and refreshments

• Access to marked trails (546, 540, 541, 550)

• Sentiero delle Leggende family walk

1. 1Stella Alpina Spiz Piaz refuge – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Rifugio Stella Alpina – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org
3. 3Rifugio Stella Alpina – rifugi-bivacchi.com (archived)rifugiostellaalpinaspizpiaz.com