Bocchetta del Croso


Bocchetta del Croso is a pedestrian pass across the Alpi Biellesi. It connects Cervo valley and Valsesia, both in Piemonte .

Etymology

In the local dialect croso means gully, small valley, maybe referring to the Valsesia's side of the pass, sharply eroded by water.

Geography

The pass is located between Punta la Cascinaccia and Punta Rusca.
It belongs to the water divide between the drainage basins of Cervo and Sesia.
In the SOIUSA it divides the mountain subgroups composing Alpi Biellesi: Catena Tre Vescovi-Mars and Catena Monte Bo-Barone.

Hiking

Bocchetta del Croso can be accessed from south by a wide stone-paved trail starting from Montesinaro, a village belonging to the comune of Piedicavallo. On the opposite side the trail continues until Alpe Toso, from where is possible to reach Rassa or Gressoney-Saint-Jean .

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