BOBBIO PELLICE: Hike to the Barbara Lowrie Mountain Hut

After a 1.5-km stretch with a 7% gradient leading to Arbaud (818 m), riders soon encounter longer and steeper climbs, alternating with sections of gentle ascent that become increasingly rare. The average gradient remains consistently around 13.5% until the 6.5-km mark, rising to 16% over the final 500 meters before the hamlet of Pralapia (1,221 m), after passing sections with maximum gradients of up to 22%.

At an elevation of 1,230 m, crossing the stream leads to the eastern side of the “comba,” with a series of very tight and steep consecutive curves. The route gains elevation near Grange Cialancia and resumes the steepest climb; over the final two kilometers, the gradient is around 13%. After two more hairpin turns through the woods, you catch a glimpse of the well-deserved but grueling stretch leading to the Barbara Lowrie Refuge (1,753 m).

No climber’s itinerary is complete without this route.