Malga Fosse - Il Nuvolo

Access to the starting point:
From Nova Gorica, we leave Itali and continue on the motorway to Venice/Venezia. 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. Follow the motorway to the exit for Belluno, and after Belluno follow the road towards Feltre and then towards Transacqua and the Passo Rolle pass. Shortly before the pass, you will see a large parking lot on the right-hand side of the road at mountain pasture Malga Fosse, where you park.

Path description:
From the starting point at mountain pasture Malga Fosse continue south-eastwards following the signs "Rifugio Rosetta, Col Verde". The path initially descends gently on grassy slopes, then crosses the slopes below the summit of Cimon della Pala, mostly in a gentle ascent. The path called Sentiero dei Finanzieri then climbs slightly steeper and leads to flatter grassy slopes. The path then begins to descend gently and leads to a marked crossroads. To the right the path leads down to the Col Verde ski resort, up to the left is the start of the Via Ferrata Bolver Lugli climbing route, and we continue straight on following the signs 'Rif. Rosetta".

The trail continues for some time, crossing the slopes below the Croda della Pala summit walls, and then leads us back to the marked crossroads. The path to the right leads down towards San Martino, and we continue straight on following the signs "Rif. Rosetta". After a short crossing, the path leads us back to the signs along the way. Here another path from San Martino joins from the right, a slightly easier path leads straight ahead past the Rosetta hut, and we head left up a slightly less visible track.

The path quickly leads to a very difficult climb, where you have to climb almost vertically over a rock jump. This part is very short, but the use of self-propulsion is nevertheless recommended. The path then climbs up the left side of the ravine for a while before turning right and crossing the slope on an exposed ledge. There is also a rock overhang above the ledge, so you have to crawl a little on the ledge. The path then turns slightly to the left and then climbs up the steep slope for some time. As there is quite a bit of quicksand on the path, considerable caution is needed. The path then becomes progressively less steep and a slightly easier path joins us from the right, past the Rosetta hut.

From the crossroads, we then climb mostly on scree up to the Passo Bettega saddle, which is located below the summit of Cima Corona.

At the saddle, continue straight ahead and the path descends slightly down the valley between the peaks of Cima Corona and Croda della Pala. Later, the trail turns slightly to the left and starts descending down a rather steep slope where some caution is needed. After a steep descent, the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb up the Valle dei Cantoni. At first the path is on scree and is still relatively level, but later it climbs a little steeper up the rocky slope. Here the path passes to the left of a steep ravine and is mostly marked by red lines. The slope later becomes less steep again and the ascent to the Passo del Travignolo saddle follows.

At the saddle where the crossroads are, continue right after the "Cima Vezzana" markers, and the path to the left leads to the Fiamme Gialle bivouac (10 minutes). From the saddle, start climbing up a fairly steep scree slope. The path then turns to the right and leads to a small saddle below the summit of Il Nuvolo.

To the left is a marked trail to the summit of Cima Vezzana, and at this saddle we turn right towards the summit of Il Nuvolo. The less visible path is marked cairns and quickly leads along the ridge to the summit.

On the way: Passo Bettega (2667m), Passo del Travignolo (2985m)

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