Day 4 - Vallandro to Biella Photo Gallery by Steve, Katherine, and Norah at pbase.com

Day 4 - Vallandro to Biella

On our fourth day we hiked from Rifugio Vallandro to Rifugio Biella, connecting up with the Alta Via 1 trail. Book time was listed as 5 hours and we took the bulk of the day to enjoy this pretty hike. We started with a stroll to Pratopiazza and from there we had an easy climb to Croda Rossa and the highest point of the day at 2358m. We then traversed Piccolo Croda Rossa and encountered a few aided sections before stopping for lunch at the small farm Ross Alm. We climbed rocky terraces to reach Forcella Cocodain and it wasn't far from there to Rifugio Biella (2325m). Rifugio Biella was the most basic hut in which we stayed, but the staff was the friendliest and the most helpful and made our stay a pleasant one.

Foggy Pratopiazza	Our room at Vallandro	Norah on her way	A viewpoint of Pratopiazza
Steve hiking under Croda Rossa	Up close view of Croda Rossa	Norah and La Crodaccia	Norah leading the way
Panorama with La Crodaccia	Traversing along Piccola Croda Rossa	A look ahead at our traverse to Ross Alm	A panorama view from Gaiselleite
Kathy and Norah have lunch at Ross Alm	A shell along the trail	Kathy and Norah at Forcella Cocodain	Norah at Forcella Cocodain
Norah hiking along the ridge	Kathy and Norah descending to Rifugio Biella	A view from the trail	Rifugio Biella and Croda del Becco
A chamois on Croda del Becco	Chamois on Croda del Becco	Lago di Braies from Croda del Becco	Clouds rolling in
Eastern view from Croda del Becco	Rifugio Biella from Croda del Becco	Flags at Biella	Norah enjoying some pasta

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