Passo di Costalunga / Karerpass - Rifugio Roda di Vael

Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue to Spittal and on to Lienz (the motorway ends a little after Spittal). We continue along a relatively nice and wide road through the Drava Valley, which leads us into Itali. The road continues past Dobbiaco/Toblach and Brunico/Bruneck. Just after the last-mentioned town, which is passed by a bypass road, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Continue along the valley past La Vila and Corvara. Then climb over the Passo Campolongo and the Passo Pordoi. From Passo Pordoi, descend to the west side of the valley of Val di Fassa. Just after Pozza di Fassa, turn right towards the Passo di Costalunga / Karerpass. A few hundred metres before the pass, park in a large parking lot called "Valate". The parking lot is on the right hand side of the road.

From the coastal side: From Nova Gorica, exit into Itali and follow 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 until you reach the exit for Belluno. When you leave the motorway, you come to a large roundabout, which you leave at the exit for Belluno and Feltre. At the small roundabout in Belluno, turn right towards Agordo. Follow this road until Moena in the Val di Fassa. At Moena, turn right towards Canazei, but only as far as Vigo di Fassa, where you turn left towards the Passo di Costalunga / Karerpass. A few hundred metres before the pass, park in a large parking lot called "Valate". The parking lot is on the right hand side of the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, take the narrow cart track after the "Rifugio Roda di Vael" signs. Cart track initially climbs through the forest and soon leads to a marked crossroads. A path branches off to the left towards Rifugio Paolina, and we continue to the right towards Rifugio Roda di Vael.

We continue along the cart track, which climbs mostly through the forest, occasionally opening up views towards the Latemar mountain group. Higher up, the path leads out of the forest to pastures which also open up views to the south.

At mountain pasture, where there is also a shepherd's hut, cart track ends, and we continue along the footpath, which continues eastwards. The path then turns slightly to the left and starts to climb a little steeper up the slopes, which become more and more scenic. Soon we will see the huts of Rifugio Roda di Vael and Baita Marino Pederiva ahead of us, which are only a short climb away. Just before the huts, the path from Rifugio Paolina joins us on the left.

On the way: Baita Marino Pederiva (2275m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Roda di Vael / Rotwand

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