PRAZZO, VALLE MAIRA
FRANCO ELLENA
approx. 6 km (4 mi)
The Franco Ellena social lodge is a beautiful, completely renovated lodge in the Chiotti alpine community, located at an elevation of two thousand meters (6,500 ft) at the top of the extensive San Michele valley. Donated to the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) upon the owner’s passing, the lodge is in an excellent, sunny position at the foot of Mount Chersogno. Easily accessible via a dirt road closed to traffic, it’s a great destination for families with young children.
It should be noted that the mountains are an environment subject to constant change and conditions that can vary depending on the weather, the season, climate change, and human influence. The authors and ATL del Cuneese (the Cuneo board of tourism) decline any responsibility for any injury or other harmful consequences deriving from use of the information provided. Each itinerary is to be followed at your own risk.
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Start: Campiglione (Prazzo)
Two hundred meters before Campiglione, take the dirt road (closed to unauthorized vehicles) that heads up to the right. The road rises through wide hairpin bends and limited slope and offers magnificent views of Campiglione and Chersogno.
At the third hairpin bend, ignore the dirt road to the right that comes from the village of De Costanzi and continue a long traverse towards the Giunchi hollow. Once you have passed the gully, you will be on the other side of the valley as you continue to climb among the larch trees.
More switchbacks bring you to the edge of the Chiotti village (1,994 m, fountain), which is in a marvelously sunny location. Among the houses, you will find the Franco Ellena social lodge, a beautiful, completely renovated lodge that the owner donated to CAI upon his passing.