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Preda Rossa in autumn: foliage and pizzoccheri in Val Masino

Val Masino, Sondrio · Lombardia•1 day · Sunday•Hiking · 2,220 m
Experience
Day hikes
Difficulty ?
EASY
Where?
Sondrio, Lombardia
Points
+13
Preda Rossa in autumn: foliage and pizzoccheri in Val Masino
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The experience
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What's included
Itinerary
Carpooling
What to bring
Your guide
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WHY THIS HIKE

Red larches, a peat bog and a plate of pizzoccheri

A hike that looks straight off an autumn postcard. We are at 1,900 metres in the heart of Val Masino, surrounded by the warm colours of the foliage: blue sky, white summits and the red-orange of larches all turning at once.

Group chat a couple of days before
Come alone, leave with new friends

The experience

On an easy loop we explore the whole Piana di Preda Rossa, a wide peat bog crossed by the stream running down from the Monte Disgrazia glacier. The landscape is broad and bright, perfect for autumn contrasts, and the route has no particular difficulty: seven kilometres with barely 300 metres of ascent.

Closing the day is the part that wins everyone over: lunch at Rifugio Scotti with a plate of pizzoccheri, the real Valtellina kind.

This is an easy hike: 300 metres of ascent over seven kilometres, on level ground with no difficulties. Suitable for everyone, children included. A daily pass is required at the entrance to Val Masino to reach the Preda Rossa car park: it is not included.

Come with the Guidders: book your place and let's go to Preda Rossa.

GOOD TO KNOW
Group chat
It opens a couple of days before: that's where the meeting point is confirmed and carpooling is arranged.
Free cancellation up to 3 days before
For the selected date the free cancellation period has ended. You pay nothing when you book.
Recommended age 25–45
It's not a rule: it just tells you what kind of group to expect. You can still sign up if you're outside this range.
Guiddy accident insurance
Included in the price.
+13 Guiddy points
Your points grow with every outing, level you up and unlock discounts, exclusive outings and goodies.
Guiddy Coordinator (runs the group, Telegram included)
Included in the price.
Dog friendly
Your dog can come: add them when you book.

How hard is it, really

Guiddy scale
EASY
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
300 m D+ · 7 km · 4 h
Exposure and exposed sections
NONE
No exposed sections reported on the route.
VERTIGO RISK
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 4 h and 300 m of ascent ahead, an easy pace, suitable for beginners
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Warm layers, a windproof jacket, 1.5 litres of water and a headlamp: the days are getting shorter. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included in the price

✓INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
✓Guiddy accident insurance
✓Guiddy Coordinator (runs the group, Telegram included)
✕NOT INCLUDED
✕Packed lunch or lunch at the hut
✕Parking
✕Travel to Val Masino
To get there, there's Guiddy carpooling, below.

Itinerary

One day, approximate times. The final details come in the group chat.

Elevation gain
300 m
Max altitude
2,220 m
Distance
7 km
Duration
4 h
Sunday
11 Oct
7 km · D+ 300 m · 4 h
Map
The stops · 7 km
Meeting point 9:30approximate
Via Prati Della Pila 13, 23010 Val Masino provincia di Sondrio, Italia. The exact time is confirmed in the group chat. We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
Paid parking, buy the ticket before you arrive
To drive up towards Preda Rossa you need a mandatory daily tourist pass, costing 12 € in 2025, valid roughly from May to October (the road is closed in winter or during weather alerts). Buy the pass in Filorera, via Moss near the Hotel Rustichella: during the day (7am-7pm) from local shops, at night (8pm-7am) from the automatic ticket machine, so it's best to get it before driving up the valley. If you prefer not to pay, you can drive without a pass as far as Valbiore or leave your car in Filorera and continue on foot.
HOW TO GET THERE
09:30MEETING
Val Masino entrance and daily pass
Our first stop is at the entrance to Val Masino, to buy the daily pass that allows access to the car park at the start of the Preda Rossa plain. The pass is not included: we remind you in the Telegram group.
10:00PARKING
Preda Rossa car park
We leave the car in the large Preda Rossa car park, at 1,900 metres, where our hike begins straight away. From here the plain opens in front of us with the larches already blazing red and orange.
12:00VIEWPOINT
The loop around the plain
We walk the loop of about seven kilometres up to the second, higher plain, where the view is breathtaking: the peat bog, the glacial stream and Monte Disgrazia above us. There are no particular difficulties.
13:00MOUNTAIN HUT
Pizzoccheri at Rifugio Scotti
We finish with lunch at Rifugio Scotti: a good plate of pizzoccheri, the real Valtellina kind, after a morning among the larches. It is the part of the day everyone remembers.
15:00RETURN
Back to the car park
We head back to the cars at the Preda Rossa car park, the plain behind us and autumn colours still in our eyes. We take our time to say goodbye.

How do you get to Val Masino? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
for the selected date
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike. No technical gear: just good shoes and a well-packed backpack.

Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
RECOMMENDED
Trekking poles
RECOMMENDED
Windbreaker
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Guide for this date · Sunday 11 October
Dario C.
Dario C.
★TOP GUIDE
We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Dario, a mid-mountain leader and International Mountain Leader. I live in the Valtellina and I know it deeply: for over 40 years I worked here as a technical manager on the ground, across environment, maintenance and civil protection. Forty years like that teach you to read a valley in a way you don't learn by crossing it on holiday. I guide across the Valtellina, the Valchiavenna, Lake Como and over the border too, sharing the trails, the views and the stories of these places. I've walked the Camino de Santiago several times, along with other great European routes: experiences that taught me the value of walking slowly and discovering as you go. On my outings I bring experience, care for safety and knowledge of the land, but also a passion for travel and exploration. 🥾🌄 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

Spagnolo
Guida di Media Montagna

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Preda Rossa in autumn: foliage and pizzoccheri in Val Masino

Preda Rossa in autumn: foliage and pizzoccheri in Val Masino

Val Masino, (SO) · Lombardia
1 day · Hiking · 2,220 m
Elevation gain
300 m
Max altitude
2,220 m
Distance
7 km
Exposed sections
None
Duration
4 h
Guiddy points
+13
6 photos
+2 photos
WHY THIS HIKE

Red larches, a peat bog and a plate of pizzoccheri

A hike that looks straight off an autumn postcard. We are at 1,900 metres in the heart of Val Masino, surrounded by the warm colours of the foliage: blue sky, white summits and the red-orange of larches all turning at once.

Come alone, leave with new friends
Group's average age: with a profile

The experience

On an easy loop we explore the whole Piana di Preda Rossa, a wide peat bog crossed by the stream running down from the Monte Disgrazia glacier. The landscape is broad and bright, perfect for autumn contrasts, and the route has no particular difficulty: seven kilometres with barely 300 metres of ascent.

Closing the day is the part that wins everyone over: lunch at Rifugio Scotti with a plate of pizzoccheri, the real Valtellina kind.

This is an easy hike: 300 metres of ascent over seven kilometres, on level ground with no difficulties. Suitable for everyone, children included. A daily pass is required at the entrance to Val Masino to reach the Preda Rossa car park: it is not included.

Come with the Guidders: book your place and let's go to Preda Rossa.

How hard is it

Guiddy scale
EASY
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
300 m D+ · 7 km · 4 h
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 4 h and 300 m of ascent ahead, an easy pace, suitable for beginners
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Warm layers, a windproof jacket, 1.5 litres of water and a headlamp: the days are getting shorter. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included

INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
✓Guiddy accident insurance
✓Guiddy Coordinator (runs the group, Telegram included)
NOT INCLUDED
✕Packed lunch or lunch at the hut
✕Parking
✕Travel to Val Masino

Itinerary

Sunday · approximate times
Map
Stops · 7 km
Meeting point 9:30Val Masino
We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
Paid parking, buy the ticket before you arrive
To drive up towards Preda Rossa you need a mandatory daily tourist pass, costing 12 € in 2025, valid roughly from May to October (the road is closed in winter or during weather alerts). Buy the pass in Filorera, via Moss near the Hotel Rustichella: during the day (7am-7pm) from local shops, at night (8pm-7am) from the automatic ticket machine, so it's best to get it before driving up the valley. If you prefer not to pay, you can drive without a pass as far as Valbiore or leave your car in Filorera and continue on foot.
09:30MEETING
Val Masino entrance and daily pass
Our first stop is at the entrance to Val Masino, to buy the daily pass that allows access to the car park at the start of the Preda Rossa plain. The pass is not included: we remind you in the Telegram group.
10:00PARKING
Preda Rossa car park
We leave the car in the large Preda Rossa car park, at 1,900 metres, where our hike begins straight away. From here the plain opens in front of us with the larches already blazing red and orange.
12:00VIEWPOINT
The loop around the plain
We walk the loop of about seven kilometres up to the second, higher plain, where the view is breathtaking: the peat bog, the glacial stream and Monte Disgrazia above us. There are no particular difficulties.
13:00MOUNTAIN HUT
Pizzoccheri at Rifugio Scotti
We finish with lunch at Rifugio Scotti: a good plate of pizzoccheri, the real Valtellina kind, after a morning among the larches. It is the part of the day everyone remembers.
15:00RETURN
Back to the car park
We head back to the cars at the Preda Rossa car park, the plain behind us and autumn colours still in our eyes. We take our time to say goodbye.

How do you get to Val Masino? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
for this date
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike.
Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
RECOMMENDED
Trekking poles
RECOMMENDED
Windbreaker
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Sunday 11 October
Dario C.
Dario C.
Guida di Media Montagna
★TOP GUIDE

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Dario, a mid-mountain leader and International Mountain Leader. I live in the Valtellina and I know it deeply: for over 40 years I worked here as a technical manager on the ground, across environment, maintenance and civil protection. Forty years like that teach you to read a valley in a way you don't learn by crossing it on holiday. I guide across the Valtellina, the Valchiavenna, Lake Como and over the border too, sharing the trails, the views and the stories of these places. I've walked the Camino de Santiago several times, along with other great European routes: experiences that taught me the value of walking slowly and discovering as you go. On my outings I bring experience, care for safety and knowledge of the land, but also a passion for travel and exploration. 🥾🌄 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Reviews

— · none yet
Ibex
The first reviews come after the outing
Only from people who were really there.

After your outing, you can share your story too.

Questions?

I've only done easy trails, can I come?
⌄
Paths, mule tracks or wide trails requiring little physical preparation. You need to be fit enough to walk for 4 h with 300 m of ascent. If in doubt, message Ibex on WhatsApp.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
⌄
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