La Doganaccia offers a series of excursions, also on request, in collaboration with Kalimera Tour Operator.
Scaffaiolo Lake
Excursion to watch the spectacle of the sun setting on the lake. Dinner at the Rifugio il Duca degli Abruzzi, the oldest refuge in the area. Return with head torches. Possibility of excursions at sunset and at night.
Difference in altitude: +/- 200 m Difficulty: easy Equipment: trekking shoes, clothing appropriate for the season, at least 1 liter of water, head torch
The Arcane Cross
Excursion from Doganaccia to the Croce Arcana pass, the pass of the Tuscan Apennines, located between the provinces of Pistoia and Modena. Possibility of sunset excursion.
Difference in altitude: +/- 100 m Difficulty: easy Equipment: trekking shoes, clothing appropriate for the season, at least 1 liter of water, head torch
Towards the Capanno Tassoni
Medium difficulty excursion along one of the most used roads since the Middle Ages by pilgrims and merchants who passed through the Pistoia mountains. Stop at the Lo Spigolino restaurant of the Capanno Tassoni refuge.
Dislivello: +/- 380 m Difficoltà: media Equipaggiamento: calzature da trekking, abbigliamento adeguato alla stagione, almeno 1 litro d’acqua
The Balzi dell'Ora
Trekking to discover the rocky conformations that make up part of the Corno alle Scale ridge and which give the area the appearance of a shaped ridge.
Difference in altitude: +/- 380 m Difficulty: medium Equipment: trekking shoes, clothing appropriate for the season, at least 1 liter of water, packed lunch
The Corno alle Scale
One of the most fascinating excursions on the Pistoia mountains. From the foot of Lake Scaffaiolo you will continue up to Punta Sofia, the summit of Corno alle Scale, at 1,945 meters above sea level.
Difficulty: experts Equipment: trekking shoes, clothing appropriate for the season, at least 2 liters of water
Mount Cupolino
Excursion towards Monte Cupolino, at 1,852 meters above sea level, on the main ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Possibility of starting at night to enjoy the sunrise at the summit.
Difficoltà: facile Equipaggiamento: calzature da trekking, abbigliamento adeguato alla stagione, macchina fotografica, torcia frontale, almeno 1 litro d’acqua
The Le Valli hunting lodge
Nel cuore dei boschi per riscoprire l’antico mestiere del carbonaio, un tempo molto comune e di grande importanza sulla Montagna Pistoiese.
Difficoltà: facile Equipaggiamento: calzature da trekking, abbigliamento adeguato alla stagione, almeno 1 litro d’acqua