Ferrata di Rosazza (Valle Cervo)

Vie Ferrate › Piedmont › Biella
Ferrata di Rosazza (Valle Cervo)
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The Ferrata di Rosazza runs through the beautiful gola of the creek Cervo, between the cemetery of Rosazza and the road bridge just downstream: granite smoothed by ' water, crystal-clear pools that d' summer invite to the bathroom and a mainly horizontal development with short vertical sections uphill and downhill. Two distinct sections and altitude of only 900 m make it suitable for all seasons.

▲Approach

The route starts at the road bridge on the Cervo stream, which meets arriving from Campiglia Cervo, before Rosazza. From Biella you go up the Cervo Valley; past the bridge between Campiglia and Rosazza you park at ' height of the cimitero of Rosazza. Open road signs on Google Maps. On foot you go back to the valley bridge and descend from the ladder just down the bridge, on the destra orografica (5' from the parking lot); the descriptive cartel arrives on the crude, where a QR code provides information on the first section.

▲The path

La first section part with abundant cambres that facilitate progression and continues horizontally, with an easy equipped crossing, passing under the road bridge; you arrive at the ponte Tibetan, beyond which you descend to the bank of the stream on a pebble beach, where the first section (easy) ends and you find a comfortable via of escape towards the road. The second section, marked by a second QR and by foot supports made with nailed stones, immediately shows the più character; technical with some small overhanging carabiner changes; climbing up the gorge the landscape becomes più Wild. A metà about the route earns altitude to the back of some garages at the street, where c'è a second escape route; then returns to metà wall with technical beams, descents and laughter overhanging. When you go back to the gorge and the bridge of the monumental cemetery of Rosazza appears, the ferrata ends (25' from ' attack / 30' from the parking lot); the downstream pozza of the bridge invites you to a bathroom.

▲Character and difficulty

Very short and with multiple escape routes: the first part is easy, also suitable for beginners; the second is more technical but with never excessive difficulty, ideal for those who want to try for the first time with some more complex passage. Report by Stefano Caprile.

⚠ Difficultà reduced environment, but evaluate the port of the torrent: after heavy rain some sections may be slippery.
▲Period and safety

Low altitude (about 900 m): can be reached in all seasons, pleasant even in summer for the freshness of the throat.

▲Discipline

Parking & free; less than 100 m from the end of the ferrata: you reach l' car in one minute ( approximately 10' from the term / 50' totali).

▲To match

In the area there are five other routes, all moderately difficult: the Ferrata Nito Staich, la Ferrata Hi Miki, la Ferrata del Limbo, la Ferrata dell'Infernone e la Ferrata della Balma (the first three at Oropa, about 30 minutes by car).

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Technical data
  • DifficultyModerately Hard
  • RegionPiedmont
  • GroupValle Cervo
  • Approach0:05 h
  • Ferrata0:30 h
  • Itinerary (a/r)0:50 h
  • Max880 m