Do you like border areas?
Here you are on the right track!
We suggest you take the route to Colle Mud and just below the Rifugio Ferioli (Ferioli Hut), following path 208 from the hamlet of Ronco.
The Walser language suggests that the term Mud means 'mute', so if it is silence you seek, set off and make way for the sounds of the soul and nature!
We take path number 208 at the foot of the hamlet of Ronco, following the orographic right of the Mud stream for the first few metres. In about 1h 30 - 2h we reach the houses of Mud di là and Mud di qua.
The alpine pasture must have been very large, judging by the number of huts present. Alas, over the years the fury of avalanches has damaged several of them.
In the Walser population, it was customary to set up mutual aid corvées in the event of a disaster; each family sent a representative to help the injured.
Unfortunately, this custom has been lost except for the cleaning of the trails.
We then climb in about 1h to the Rifugio Ferioli, which is run directly by Section Members. The facility has 24 beds, a winter room and offers excellent cuisine!
The hut is included in the international circuit of the 'Via Alpina', a hiking route connecting Trieste, on the Adriatic coast, to Monaco and the Mediterranean.
The path is also part of the GTA, the Great Alpi crossing, much travelled in summer.
Fifteen minutes more and we reach the Mud Pass (2324 m)!
Here is the border beyond which you will find mountains, more mountains and more mountains! And valleys!
If you are curious to visit the nearest valley in about 1h.30 - 2h you can follow the long descent to the village of Rima San Giuseppe, a colony founded by the Walser people.
The hike is suitable for everyone, but for the more experienced, from the Pass it is possible to tackle the mountaineering route of the Tagliaferro North Ridge, one of the most beautiful ridges in the area!
But this is another story and we will tell you another time!
