Accessible Dolomites. Heritage for everyone www.visitdolomites.com ITINERARY 3B – ROLLE PASS - BAITA SEGANTINI imagea.org © system in World Heritage Site Pale di San Martino, San Lucano, Dolomiti Bellunesi, Vette Feltrine mountain group(s) San Martino UNESCO values landscape: the landscape of the Rolle Pass is marked by the stark contrast between the western section, where the Lagorai porphyritic mountain chain with its powerful volcanic rocks ends, and the eastern side, home to the peaks of the Pale di San Martino with their clear sedimentary covering of dolomite rock. Here there are traces of the geological and geodynamic process which created the Pale di San Martino group. Baita Segantini stands on a large, undulating plain which gives a superb view of the most famous peaks in this enormous group: Cimon della Pala, Cima di Vezzana and Sass Maor. geology: on the north-western slopes, just beyond the Pale di San Martino (Veneggia, Valles Pass, Rolle Pass) there are outcrops of rock that tell of the arrival of the first Dolomite sea, starting from the Athesian volcanic events and the gradual erosion of the ancient Hercynian mountains. This imposing system that includes the Pale di San Martino, together with some parts of the Coldai, Pelsa, Agner and Pale di San Lucano peaks, contains traces of a large Ladinian island whose original geometries are still intact (island-deep sea; island-volcanic material). The major deposits of volcanic origin are mainly concentrated in the western areas, while to the east rocks have been found that bear witness to the emergence of the Ladinian island, its surfaces marked by erosion and paleokarst formations. This irregular surface formed the bedrock for the subsequent coral islands of the Carnian period. [source: www.dolomitiunesco.info] level of difficulty medium altitude 2.000 – 2.500 m a.s.l. Accessible Dolomites. Heritage for everyone www.visitdolomites.com starting point car park at Rolle Pass - 38054 Siror (TN); altitude: 1.959 m a.s.l. - GPS coordinates: 46.297922, 11.789242 arrival point Baita Segantini mountain hut in Passo Rolle - 38054 Tonadico (TN); altitude: 2.179 m a.s.l. - GPS coordinates: 46.298497, 11.804431 distance 2,180 km overall difference in height uphill 222 m; downhill 2 m incline average of 8 %; max 10 % in some stretches minimum width forest road (approx. 2,5 m) terrain forest dirt track closed to traffic; untarmacked but relatively even and compact. obstacles narrow channels in wood cross the path exposed stretches none access the starting point can be reached using public transport: bus no. 122, bus stop in the car park - Trentino Trasporti Esercizio [www.ttesercizio.it] and private means: Strada Statale 50 of the Rolle Pass car park free untarmacked car park (starting point of route); no reserved spaces facilities Capanna Cervino (at 2080 m): there is a fine gravel ramp and a small step down to enter the hut. Baita Segantini (at 2180 m): there is a short ramp and then 4 small steps up to the bar; more steps up to the restaurant. level of fitness required route is of medium difficulty; a good level of fitness is required recommended period mid-May to end of September network coverage coverage provided by main mobile phone operators GPS mapping tracks .gpx and .kmz available on http://visitdolomites.com/en/node/2679 Google street view available on http://visitdolomites.com/en/node/2679 guides local guides available who have attended the special training course run by the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation-Accademia della Montagna del Trentino [info: www.sportabili.org] shuttle bus signs along the route CAI-SAT signs; information boards at the Rolle Pass UNESCO info points information boards contain information about the World Heritage Site information provided and itinerary checked by www.sportabili.org .