Monte Pradella, Mountain summit in Valgoglio, Lombardy, Italy

Monte Pradella is a 2,626-metre mountain of the Orobie Alps in the province of Bergamo, entirely within the municipality of Valgoglio. It rises above the Sanguigno valley and separates it from the area of Lake Aviasco. Its summit is little frequented, reached by unmarked traces and stone cairns rather than equipped paths.

Monte Pradella, 2,626 m in the Orobie Alps, lies entirely within Valgoglio and separates the Sanguigno valley from the Aviasco lake area. Its summit is little frequented because it is far from the main itineraries and the approach is long. The classic route follows CAI trail 232 up the Sanguigno valley to the Presponte hut, then continues unmarked past Gelato Lake to the top.

The mountain lies entirely within Valgoglio and separates the Sanguigno valley from the Aviasco lake area, so the two main approach routes come from opposite sides. Walkers coming up from Valgoglio follow CAI trail 232 into the Sanguigno valley, while others arrive over the Aviasco pass from Val Brembana. The peak is little visited because of its distance from the main itineraries and the length of the ascent.

The summit is rarely visited because it lies far from the main itineraries of the area and the approach is long. From just above Valgoglio, trail C.A.I. 232 enters val Sanguigno; after about three hours, at the Presponte hut, leave the path and follow cairns and paint marks over trackless ground past Lago Gelato, reaching the top in about two more hours. A shorter route climbs from Passo di Aviasco in just over an hour.

Monte Pradella is little visited because it lies far from the main itineraries of the area and the approach is long. From Valgoglio, trail 232 enters Val Sanguigno; after about three hours, at the Presponte hut, the marked path is left for cairns and paint marks on the stones that lead without a fixed track to Lake Gelato and, after about two hours more, to the summit.