Palafavera - Rifugio Sonino al Coldai

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 sloping and quickly leads to the hut.

On the way: Malga Pioda (1816m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Torrani (3 h 30 min), Monte Civetta

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