Palafavera - Monte Civetta (Via Normale)
Starting point: Palafavera (1507 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,40196°N 12,10119°E |
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Name of path: Via Normale
Time of walking: 6 h 20 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 1713 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1800 m
Map: Tabacco 15 1:25.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet, self belay set
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, self belay set, ice axe, crampons
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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 turn left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. Follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo to Venas di Cadore. Shortly before the end of the town, turn left towards Forno di Zoldo. The road then leads over the Cibiana Pass into the Val di Zoldo valley, where it continues to the right towards the Staulanza Pass. Follow the ascending road to Palafavera, where you park in the large parking lot next to the Rifugio Palafavera hut. The parking lot is on the left side of the road next to the ski resort.
Path description:
From the parking area of the Rifugio Palafavera hut, continue south and then turn right onto the dirt road after the signs "Rifugio Coldai, Forcella D'Alleghe". After a few metres, the road leads to a junction where you turn right along a dirt road which is closed to traffic. The road then climbs up and alongside the ski slope, and as it climbs there are beautiful views, especially towards the Monte Pelmo peak and Civetta. Later, the road leads to the western side of the summit of Col Marino della Travesera. Here, the road, which is quite sloping, follows the ski slope and then leads to the mountain pasture Malga Pioda at the saddle of Forcella D'Alleghe.
At mountain pasture where there is a crossroads, continue left on the footpath following the signs "Rif. A. Sonnino al Coldai". Initially still very wide, the path begins to climb slowly in long switchbacks towards the slopes of the summit of Cima di Coldai. The path then turns left and crosses the slopes to the south in an ascending direction to pass under the funicular. Here the path turns right and then climbs steeply up the slope below the cable car. When you reach the top station of the cargo cableway, the path becomes gentle and quickly leads to the hut.
A little beyond the hut where there is a crossroads, continue to the left following the signs "Sent. Tivan, Ferr. Alleghesi", and straight ahead the path leads to Lago Coldai. The trail continues for some time, crossing relatively steep slopes to the south, and in a short part the cable car is helpful. This path then leads to the saddle below the Schinal del Bech.
At the saddle, where there is a crossroads, continue straight ahead, and to the right is the protected Via Ferrata Alleghesi. The trail continues southwards, crossing the slopes and descending gently. Later on, the path leads to the crossroads again and on the right, on the rocks, you will see the signs 'Via Normale, R. Torrani'.
At the crossroads, continue right and cross the torrent. The path then ascends mostly across relatively steep scree and leads to the cirque shelter. Here we continue right upwards and the path becomes slightly more difficult. The path is marked with red dots and then climbs slightly steeper upwards along a small steel track. Here and there there are some rocks to help us, but the less difficult parts are not protected. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and continues to climb relatively steeply. Due to the loaded rocks on the path, a little more caution is needed in some places. Later, the slope becomes less steep and the path leads to the Rifugio Torrani hut.
From the hut, continue slightly to the right after the "Cima" signs and initially climb up along the cable car. Later, the path is no longer protected and climbs quite steeply throughout. In the last part of the trail, when the slope becomes a bit steeper, a little more caution is needed due to the rocks and shifting sands. The path then continues like this all the way to the top.
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