Baita Sun Bar - Rifugio San Marco

Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then along the motorway towards Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo, follow the road towards Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then descends and leads to a crossroads where you turn left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all subsequent junctions, follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. Follow the road until San Vito di Cadore, where you leave the main road towards Cortina d'Ampezzo and turn right, following the signs for the Rifugio Scotter hut and the Ski San Vito ski resort. There is a church on the left side of the road at the crossroads. The road then turns to the right and leads to a crossroads. Turn left up the road and follow the signs for the Rifugio Scotter hut. Follow the road to the Sun Bar where there are also signs forbidding further traffic. Park in the large parking lot on the right hand side of the road.

From the coastal side. At Portogruaro, leave the motorway towards Venice and turn right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano, turn right towards Belluno. The motorway ends near Belluno and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions. Continue as described above.

Path description:
The road, which runs straight ahead and was originally asphalted, was destroyed by the collapse and is closed. It is also closed to pedestrians and cyclists. We turn left at the starting point onto a dirt road. The relatively level road soon crosses a barrier and leads us above the torrent bed. The road then turns left and crosses the stream. There are also warning signs indicating that crossing the riverbed in the event of heavi rain is dangerous due to the possibility of sudden large waves. The road then climbs steeply and is paved in places. The ascent is mainly through the forest and the road then turns right to a footpath leading to the Rifugio Scotter hut. The forest then becomes thinner and thinner and beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up, with the nearby Monte Antelao standing out in particular. Soon we come to a crossroads where the old road, which is closed, joins us from the right.

Continue walking along the road, which is also asphalted for a short stretch. Just before the cottage, we come to a crossroads where we continue to the right and follow a few steps to the Rifugio Scotter Palatini cottage.

There is also an organised shuttle service from the starting point to the hut. They start at 8:30, return ticket price is 10€ (August 2018).

At the hut, turn left and go back up the steps to the road. Leave the road just above the hut and take the footpath to the Rifugio San Marco. The footpath initially climbs through dwarf pines and turns slightly to the left and then crosses the slopes to the north-east in a gentle ascent for some time. A little later we cross a wide torrent bed, and then the path soon leads us into the woods, where a path from the end of the road joins us from the right. We then start to climb a little steeper through the woods and then cross a small stream by which a sign on a board warns us of the danger of falling rocks. Then it's back up through the woods again, from which we still occasionally get beautiful views towards Monte Pelmo and Monte Antelau. Following this path, we soon reach the Rifugio San Marco hut.

On the way: Rifugio Scotter Palatini (1580m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Punta dei Ross (2 h)

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