Refuge · 2319 m
Rifugio Coda
At 2,280 metres on the ridge dividing the Aosta Valley from the Biella area, the Coda refuge is a key stage of Alta Via 1 and the Grande Traversata delle Alpi, overlooking a sea of peaks between Mombarone and Mont Mars. An exceptional belvedere over the Po plain and the Alpine arc, in a setting of pastures, tarns and lonely crests.
Altitude
2319 m
Valley
Lys Valley
Beds
40
Opening
Mid-June – mid-September
Managed by
CAI Biella
History
The CAI Biella hut is dedicated to the brothers Delfo and Agostino Coda, figures of early-20th-century Biellese mountaineering. Opened in the 1920s on the Mont Mars crest and renewed several times, for a century it has been the meeting point of Valdostan and Piedmontese hikers.
What to eat
Home-style cooking: polenta, alpine cheeses and hut-made desserts.
Indicative rates
Overnight roughly €35–55 per person; contact for current rates.
Contact & booking
Official manager details — always check opening dates and rates on the website before you go.
Where it is
45.6224, 7.9065 · 2319 m
How to get there
- High Route 1 — Stage 2: Perloz → Rifugio Coda11.0 km · +1150 mE
- High Route 1 — Stage 3: Rifugio Coda → Rifugio Barma9.0 km · +320 mE
- Plan Coumarial - Rifugio Coda5.3 km · +815 mE
- Rifugio Coda - Mont Mars1.7 km · +418 mEEA
- TAPPA 02: Sassa - Rifugio Coda7.5 km · +1317 mEE
- TAPPA 03: Rifugio Coda - Rifugio della Barma8.7 km · +0 mE
Recommended season
Mid-June – mid-September
Effort to reach it
Difficulty of the access trails: E–EEA, +320–1317 m (CAI scale).
What to bring
A sleeping-bag liner (required in many huts), cash (cards are often not accepted at altitude), a change of clothes and warm layers for the evening, a headlamp, a water bottle. Always book your bed and meals in advance, and let the hut know if you cancel.
What to do there
Enjoy dinner in good company and the sunset from the terrace. Many use the hut as a base for a dawn departure: ask the keeper about trail and weather conditions before setting out, and start light while the snow is still firm. The climbing routes are on the trail pages above.
Nearby peaks
Community gallery
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Source: lovevda.it · CAI
Rifugio Coda