Passo Pordoi - Porta Vescovo (Bindelweg)

Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then along the motorway towards Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo, follow the road towards Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then descends and leads to a crossroads where you turn left (possibly right) towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all subsequent junctions, follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo di Falzarego Alpine pass. Follow this ascending road to the pass. At the pass, you reach a crossroads, where you follow the road on the left towards Marmolada and the village of Arabba (Alta Badia on the right). The road descends for some time, then leads to a crossroads, where you continue on the right towards Passo Pordoi (Marmolada on the left). Follow the relatively wide and ascending road until you reach the pass, where you park in a large parking lot.
From the coastal side: Take the motorway towards 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. The motorway ends near Belluno and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions. Continue as described above.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the pass, continue south-east past the Savoia hut, after which you will see signs. Signposts will direct you to the footpath to the Rifugio Fredarola hut. The wide path initially heads south-east and leads to the chapel. Here the path turns to the right and then climbs gently under the eastern slopes of Sas Bece. From the path we have a very nice view, especially of the nearby peaks of the Sella mountain group. The trail then soon leads to a saddle on the north side of the Sas Bece peak, from where we also have a view towards Marmolada.
At the saddle where the crossroads are, continue straight ahead, and to the left of the ski slope the path leads to the Rifugio Sass Bece hut. The path from the saddle first crosses the grassy slopes to the south and then leads to a macadam road.
At the crossroads, turn slightly left and then follow the footpath which crosses a short grassy slope. The path leads to the left along the road towards the Sass Bece hut and down to the right towards the Belvedere hut and on to the top of the Col di Rosc. After a short crossing, the path leads to a wider macadam path where you continue to the left.
The wide path then runs eastwards and climbs gently along slightly steeper grassy slopes with fine views towards Marmolada. Following this path, you will soon reach the Rifugio Fredarola hut.
At the hut where the crossroads are, follow the dirt road eastwards, following the signs for "Viel del Pan". The road then quickly leads to another marked crossroads.
At the crossroads we continue to the right towards hut Rifugio Viel del Pan, while to the left a ridge path (Sentiero Attrezzato delle Creste) leads to the summit of Sas Ciapel and on to the Porta Vescovo saddle. From the crossroads, follow the wide path that runs on the right side of the ridge and crosses the slopes to the east. The path then begins to descend gently and continues to cross the relatively steep grassy slopes below the summit of Col da Cuch. From the path there is a fine view of the Marmolada mountain group, and soon there is also a view towards the Viel del Pan hut. Later, the path begins to climb very gently and leads to the hut.
From the hut, where the path becomes narrower, follow the signs for "Porta Vescovo" and cross the grassy slopes in a gentle descent. A path soon branches off to the left, leading towards the ridge path and onwards towards the Sas Ciapel summit. We continue along the Bindelweg, which, after crossing under the slopes of Sas Ciapel and Col de Pausa, leads us close to a small saddle from where we have a view of the Sella mountain group. At the saddle where there is an unmarked crossroads, continue to the right and continue across the southern slopes. To the left you can join the ridge path already mentioned. The path then crosses the slopes below the Le Forfesc peak and leads to a marked crossroads. To the right, the trail branches off downhill towards the Fedaia Pass, and we continue straight ahead, crossing the grassy slopes below the Belvedere peak. The path then soon opens up to a view of the Bech da Mesdi peak and a second path from the Fedaia Pass joins from the right.
Here the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb a little steeper. This path then soon leads to the Porta Vescovo saddle.

On the way: Rifugio Fredarola (2370m), Rifugio Viel del Pan (2432m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Belvedere

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