3. On the mineral trail - Tour of the Marguareis Nature Park - Stage 3

From the Mongioie refuge, you will head, in the opposite direction if you have not chosen the variation for the lakes and via Bocchino delle Scaglie, along the itinerary towards the Venes. Once you have gone over Colla di Carnino, you will reach the fork for Passo delle Saline (1500m). From there, continue to the left and, along the path which provides a shortcut compared to the road, you will reach the village of Carnino Inferiore. From the small square, turning right onto the road which heads uphill over the Saline brook, you will pass close to the cemetery and reach Carnino Superiore (1397m). It is worth stopping in this ancient commune; the first houses built here date back to the 10th century. The roof, thatched with rye straw constitutes the most characteristic part of these old stone houses: the spandrels protrude from the roof in the shape of two stone edge beams, which help to hold the straw in place and provide access to the roof, thus creating the typical closed structure of a roof. From Carnino, head up the Chiusetta valley until Sella di Carnino, beyond which the valley, which has become larger, is known as the “dei Maestri” valley. Head through Pian Sottano and Soprano de la Chiusetta, picturesque Alpine meadows, until you reach Colle dei Signori and the Don Barbera refuge (2070m), which was opened in 2006. From there, you can reach the summit of Mont Marguareis, which will take around two and a half hours for the outward and the return journey.