From the square near the Grange della Mussa, in front of Trattoria Bricco, cross the bridge over the Stura and skirt to the right a group of white houses (Villa Sigismondi). The path climbs in a south-easterly direction until it meets a junction marked by posts. Take the track on the left, which climbs steeply through rather dense vegetation. After a short ascending traverse, in about 1h you reach the wide grassy clearing of Pian Saulera, where you meet Alpe Saulera on the right.

Near the huts, cross the stream and traverse the meadow in a north-easterly direction, toward a prominent pole with white and red blazes. With a short up-and-down you cross a grassy ridge and then begin the ascent toward Colletto del Tovo (2216 m).

Once at the col, leave the main path to take a clear track that climbs northward up the broad slope of Tovo and leads very quickly to the summit where there is a small cross. From here you can admire the panorama over Bessanese, Ciamarella, Uja di Mondrone, Monte Rosso, the peaks surrounding Vallone di Saulera and Pian della Mussa.

The descent follows the same route as far as Alpe di Saulera. Keep the stream that passes near the pastures on your right and climb along the path for 150 meters until you meet a track on the right, marked by a post. Follow the stretch first on a level stretch and then downhill, meeting the junction for Colle Sud del Tovo, indicated by posts. Ignore the junction and continue down path 218A, until you reach the fork encountered at the start, shortly after the group of white houses. From here continue along the ascent route.