Rifugio Rio Gere - Rifugio Tondi

Access to the starting point:
Via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then follow 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 right towards Auronzo. Follow the signs for the Tre Croci Pass. From the pass, continue for about 1. 5 km towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, then park in the parking lot of the Rifugio Rio Gere hut, which is on the left-hand side of the road. The parking lot is large and is located next to the Faloria - Monte Cristallo ski slope.

Path description:
From the large parking lot at the Rifugio Rio Gere hut, head south on the dirt road past the "Faloria" signs. The road, which is closed to traffic, runs along the ski slope and soon after the initial climb crosses a barrier. Later, at a left turn, leave the road and continue to the right along the footpath. The gentle path then leads through the forest and later starts to climb in long switchbacks.
Higher up, we rejoin the road, which climbs steeply a few times and leads us to the bottom station of the cable car, which leads to hut Rifugio Tondi. We continue along the road that runs along the ski slope until we reach hut Rifugio Faloria, from which we have a nice view, especially towards the Cristalo mountain group and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
At the hut, continue left after the Rifugio Tondi signs on the road that continues up the ski slope. The path then turns slightly to the right and leads to the vicinity of the transmitter where the path to the Fraina hut branches off to the right.
Further on, we also start to get a nice view towards the top of Punta Nera, followed by a short climb up to the Tondi hut, which we can see from the path for quite some time.

On the way: Rifugio Faloria (2123m)

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