Landro - Torre di Toblin / Toblinger Knoten

Access to the starting point:
Via Border crossing Rateče, take the road to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where you take the motorway towards Udine. Leave the motorway at the exit for Tolmezzo and follow the road to the above-mentioned place. From Tolmezzo, continue in the direction of Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then begins to descend and leads into the Cadore valley, where you continue to the right (Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo on the left) in the direction of Auronzo. After a few more kilometres, you reach the next major crossroads, where you turn right towards Misurina (left Tre Croci Pass). From here you follow the road down to a major crossroads, where you turn right towards Toblach / Dobbiaco (left Cortina). From the crossroads continue past Lago di Landro / Dürrensee. From the lake, follow the main road for about a kilometre and then turn right into a large gravel parking area.

Path description:
From the parking lot, head east on the dirt road (route 102), following the signs "Rif. Locatelli". After a few dozen metres, you reach a crossroads where you continue straight ahead on the dirt road. Here, the path opens up to a fine view of the Cristallo mountain group and the nearby Monte Piano
When we get a little closer to the slopes of Monte Piano, we are at the crossroads again. The path branches off to the right towards the summit and Lago di Landro, and we continue slightly to the left, following the signs "Rif. Locatelli". We continue along the dirt road that runs through the Valle della Rienza/Rienztal valley along the Rienza Nera stream. Later, the path to the climbing nursery branches off to the left, and shortly afterwards the path to mountain pasture Malga Rinbianco branches off to the right. At the crossroads, we continue along the sloping road, which offers very nice views of the surrounding peaks above the valley.

Then to the left, we take the road No 10 to the Passo Grande dei Rondoi and on to the Tre Scarperi hut, we continue on the dirt road, which soon turns into a track. The trail continues along the Rienza Nera stream and leads through a rare larch forest.

When we reach a small grassy clearing, a less well-beaten track branches off to the right towards the Langalm Hütte. Here we continue straight on, following the signs for Rifugo Locatelli. The path then leads out of the forest and then climbs in long switchbacks through the dwarf pines. Later, you will come to steeper slopes where you will also see a waterfall along the way. The path is also protected by a fence at this point. There is a short climb, and then we reach the flatter grassy slopes, from which we have a wonderful view towards Trem Cinam.

To the right, the trail No 105 soon branches off towards the Langalm hut and on towards the Auronzo hut. At the crossroads, we continue straight on towards the Locatelli hut and start climbing a little steeper up a very scenic path. As we approach the slopes of Monte Paterno, a wide path from the Lavaredo hut joins us on the right. At the crossroads, continue left and there is a slightly steeper climb to the Locatelli hut.
From the hut, continue north past the chapel, where you will see a signpost pointing you towards the Via Ferrata Torre di Toblin climbing route. The trail then follows the right-hand side of the Sasso di Sesto mountain to the north and is marked with red triangles. Later, the trail turns left and there is a short climb up to the saddle between the Sasso di Sesto and Torre di Toblin peaks. At the saddle, continue slightly to the right and cross the slopes below the western face of Torre di Toblin. The path then leads to the north side, where you enter the climbing part of the route.

At the start, the path climbs steeply upwards along the right-hand steel cable. The path then follows a steep gully and climbs vertically up a ladder several times. As the path is usually quite crowded, the risk of falling rocks is also high. Later, the path turns slightly to the left and crosses a vertical slope on steps. There are a few more vertical climbs on the ladder, and then you soon reach a very scenic summit.

Descend by a slightly easier but still very challenging route, initially briefly following the southern ridge before descending to the eastern side. Then it's a steep descent down along a small glacier, and you'll see a couple of World War I tunnels along the way. The steep path then leads to the scree on the eastern side of the mountain, from where you continue south to the right and descend to the Locatelli hut.

As the path is usually very crowded, do not climb in the opposite direction to that described above. For this reason, the descending path at the bottom is not marked.

On the way: Rifugio Locatelli (2405m)

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