Overview
Rifugio Antonio Omio lies on 2100m in Val Ligoncio - Val Masino.
You can reach the house easiestly from Bagni del Masino (1172m) and after 928m elevation in 2-3 hours walking on well-marked easy to follow trail or footpath. Requires suitable equipment and fitness level.
Getting There
Go 38 road from Lecco through Morbegno and turn left in Ardenno to Val Masino (San Martino). You can leave your car in the next „village” called Bagni del Masino. It is the end of this road.
From Bagni del Masino you should go on a well marked footpath. First you should cross a small rock-bridge and go on red-white-red marked track. The first part of the footpath goes along a forest. Around 1500m you will find a large grassy field with amazing view to Pizzo Badile. You can see a painted Omio title. Follow the track and you will go on more and more beautiful places. After a bivouac place you will reach a large grassy place and first time you can see Refugio Omio (2100m).
The length of this way is 2:30.
Services
Hot and cold water,
Bivacco Silvio Saglio
Elecricity (220V)
Heating,
Toilettes,
Showers,
Restaurant,
Alpine club discount
Hut guard: of 21/06 to 25/09
Number of places: 47 beds
Winter: Silvio Saglio winter bivouac (9 places)
When we went there only the bivouac was open. It’s a small „box” theoretically with 9 places. In real there were 6 „beds” in use. This bivouac is cannot heatable but we found a lot of clean spreads.
Sentiero Roma Trekking
Rifugio Omio is the first station of „Sentiero Roma Trekking”. This trekking route goes along from Bagni del Masino to Chiesa in Valmalenco with reaching some shelters (Gianetti, 2534m; Allievi, 2385m; Ponti, 2559m; Bosio, 2086m;).
It goes beyond many valleys, in the presence of Ligoncio,Badile,Cengalo, Ferro, Torrone and Disgrazia.
The higher-point of the all trekking is Passo del Cameraccio (2950 m).
Close summits
Pizzo Rati: 2919m, 3.5 hours.
Pizzo della Vedretta:2870m, 2.5 hours,
Punta Milano: 2650m, 1.5 hours,
Punta Sfinge: 2802m, 3.5 hours,
Pizzo Ligoncio: 3032m, 3.5 hours,
Pizzo dell'Oro: 2714m, 2 hours,
Punta Fiorelli: 2250m, 3.5 hours.
Access:
Rifugio Gianetti: 3 hours,
Rifugio Brasca: 4 hours,
Rifugio Volta: 3 hours
Bivouac Valli: 3,5 Hours
More infos
Phone Hut: 0039.0342.640020
Manager: Dino Fiorelli - Via G. Fiorelli - 23010 S. Martino V. Masino (So).
Tel. 0342-64.10.78.
Owner: SEM Milano - Via Ugo Foscolo 3 - Milano.
Tel. 02-86.46.30.70
Built in: 1838, converted 1998
Situering: Bagni del Masino, Bergell, Bernina Alpen
Info: From http://www.huetten-biwaks.com