Ielma di sopra Alm

The main door of this malga features carvings and engraved initials that reveal the artistic skills and passions of the many malghesi and shepherds who lived here over the course of time. The malga is open in the intermediate grazing period, while its activities move to malga Ielma di Sotto during the initial and final pasturing phases. Similarly to a few other shelters in the region, the traditional boiler for milk processing, known as the “musse”, has been conserved in Upper Ielma. Above the basin where the malga is located, the slopes of the San Pietro Hill are peppered with larches, spruce trees and a few specimens of beech trees, while many raspberries can be found in the undergrowth. This malga offers a spectacular view of the Pesarine Dolomites. By crossing the pass from Upper Ielma you can descend towards the Pieltinis shelter and then to the Sauris basin (CAI trail n. 218).