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Starting point 1200 m, highest altitude reached 1456 m, arrival 1222m.
Extremely easy itinerary, at the foot of Monte Mignon, among old houses and
haylofts typical of a rural period which now belongs to the past. Time to
complete walk: 1.30 - 2 hours.
Coming from Rocca and heading towards Malga Ciapela, just a few metres
before arriving at Rocca, on the right, near a crucifix, you will be able to
spot a lain that from the main road leads into the woods and rises slowly to
the bottom of the jutting black sides of "Sass Negher". The road, quite wide
and cobbled, was the main means of communication between the bottom of the
valley and the two villages, now abandoned, of Albe and of Vallier. Along
the road there are several benches providing a comfortable rest. Having
passed a second road-side shrine of "Christ" the path steepens and after two
small hairpin bends comes out of the woods and climbs to the top of the
steep slope from where it is possible to admire an exceptionally beautiful
panoramic view over the higher part of the "Val Pettorina" and over the
mountains and glades that surround it. From this point, after having gone
round the steep mountain slope, a path will take you in a short time close
to the village of Albe, which must be crossed with caution since the
crumbled ruins of the buildings have partly covered the path and the long
grass blocks the view of this uneven stepping ground. Shortly after the last
houses, on the right- hand side of the path, there is a drinking trough: you
should not miss the chance to rest and have a thirstquencing sip of this
clear mountain water. Please note that the trough has been cut in a single
block of rock. Keep on walking and you will pass next to the "Ru dei Termen",
here, below the path, not too far away you will be able to recognise the old
ruins of a water mill. A few minutes walk will get you to the village of "Vallier"
which, like the previous one, shows evident signs of decay and abandon, even
though some houses have been restructured. Here you may once again wish to
have a drink from one of the two drinking troughs still in use, before going
down the last slope that in about ten minutes will lead you across the
village of "Palue" back to the main road, just a few kilometres away from
where you had started the walk.
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