Capanna Borgna
Capanna Borgna SEV self-catering hut |
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location | Val della Porta; Canton Ticino , Switzerland ; Valley location: Vogorno | |
Mountain range | Lepontine Alps | |
Geographical location: | 714 672 / 120873 | |
Altitude | 1912 m above sea level M. | |
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owner | Società Escursionistica Verzaschese | |
Built | 1993, 2003 | |
Construction type | Self-catering hut | |
Usual opening times | Mid-June to the end of October, not attended | |
accommodation | 27 beds, 0 camps | |
Web link | SEV: Borgna |
The Capanna Borgna ( German : Borgnahütte) is a self-catering hut in the municipality of Vogorno in the Val della Porta in the Ticino Alps . It is one of the five shelters that make up Via Alta della Verzasca (VAV) and belongs to the Società Escursionistica Verzaschese (SEV).
description
The hut is located at 1912 m above sea level. M. in a side valley of the Verzasca valley . It consists of two buildings that were restored in two stages from 1993 to 2003 by volunteers from the SEV.
The two-story main building made of stone has a kitchen and lounge and dining room with 24 seats. The kitchen is equipped with a wood and gas stove and cookware. Toilets and running water are inside the building. The huts are heated with wood and illuminated with solar cells. The 27 beds are divided between the two buildings.
The hut is the stage of the tenth stage of the Via Alta Idra high-altitude trail , which leads in 12 stages from the source of the Ticino river to its confluence with Lake Maggiore .
Approach
- From Monti della Gana ( 1286 m above sea level ) in 2 hours walking time (level of difficulty T2).
- From Vogorno ( 495 m above sea level ) in 4 hours (T2).
- From Mornera ( 1347 m above sea level ) in 4 ½ hours (T3). Mornera can be reached by cable car from Monte Carasso .
hikes
- Val Ruscada
- Val Carecchio
- Valle di Moleno
Ascents
- Pizzo di Vogorno ( 2442 m above sea level ) in 2 hours (T3).
- Madone ( 2395 m above sea level ) in 1 ½ hours (T3).
- Cima dell'Uomo ( 2390 m above sea level ) in 1 ½ (T3).
- Madonetto ( 2163 m above sea level ) in 40 minutes (T2).
- Cima di Morisciolo ( 2202 m above sea level ) (T3).
Transitions
- Capanna Alpe Lèis 1 ¼ hour
- Capanna Gariss in 3 hours
- Capanna Orino in 3 hours
- Capanna Mognone in 3 ½ hours
- Capanna Albagno in 4 hours
- Capanna Cornavosa in 8 hours
- Capanna Fümegna in 9 hours
literature
- Massimo Gabuzzi: Huts and rifugi in Ticino and Misox . Edizioni Salvioni, Bellinzona 2005, ISBN 978-88-7967-123-1
- Chiara Brenna: Ticino e Mesolcina. Guida escursionistica . Edizioni Salvioni, Bellinzona 2003. ISBN 88-7967-081-6 .