The Branchino Refuge (or Branchino Lake Refuge) is located on the side of a grassy knoll, not far from the lake of the same name, in the verdant Valcanale valley, at an altitude of 1,787 meters. It was built on the ruins of the Baita Neel Alta by the A.R.D.E.S. (Association for Ethnographic and Historical Research and Dissemination).

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Stefano Masseroli

September 27, 2022

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Nice refuge open only in summer at an altitude of about 1800m, near the lake and pass of the same name: you eat very well!

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Elevation 1,790 m

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Tuesday 10 March

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20 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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