The Roccoli Lorla hut stands at 1,463 metres in the Val Varrone, between Monte Legnone and the Legnoncino; it belongs to the CAI Dervio and Wikipedia gives it as reachable by car from Dervio.
What to see and services
According to the portal it is the ideal starting point for two of the most scenic hikes, to the Legnone and the Legnoncino, and is surrounded by beech and larch woods; a few minutes away are military posts of the First World War.
According to the Lombardy Region’s Rifugi di Lombardia portal the hut has 50 beds, 80 indoor seats, 20 outdoors. Services listed by the portal: discounts for CAI members; reachable by car; animals allowed; internet; GSM coverage; sheet bag for sale; hot water; showers; local products; selection of bottled wines.
Getting there
Access routes listed by the portal, with times and ascents:
- Da Roccoli d’Artesso: 1 hour, 150 m of ascent, tourist route.
- Da Colico: 4 hours, 900 m of ascent, tourist route.
The portal describes the road route (about an hour from the Dervio exit of the expressway from Lecco): you drive up the Val Varrone towards Tremenico, through Vestreno and Introzzo, and at Tremenico you follow the sign on the left; the road is always paved, narrows and after several hairpins reaches a small lake, where it ends in a dirt square. Wikipedia describes the normal route to the Legnone, which starts from the hut and follows the west ridge.
Practical information
- Contacts according to the portal: +39 349 3164791, +39 333 8455049.
- Opening dates are indicative, and at the start and end of the season the portal advises phoning the hut before setting out.
- Height: 1,463 metres.
- According to the portal the hut is in the municipality of Valvarrone; this page is linked to Dervio, from which the road climbs.