Passo Sella - Rifugio Friedrich August

Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora via the Koren saddle to Austria, where at the first major junction continue left towards Podkloštro / Arnoldstein and Trbiz / Tarvisio. At the end of Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct you to the right on the regional road, which takes you past the town to the end of the Ziljska valley, or more precisely to Kötschach-Mauthen, where you turn right towards Oberdrauburg. The road continues over the Gailbergsattel Alpine pass (982 m), after which you descend into the above-mentioned town. After crossing a bridge over the River Drava, turn left towards Lienz. At the main roundabout in Lienz, turn left towards Sillian and Itali. Next we cross the national border between Austria and Itali, and we follow the main road past Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Just after the last mentioned town, which is passed by a bypass road, we turn left into the Alta Badia valley. Continue along the valley and turn right at La Villa towards Passo Gardena. Continue along the ascending road, following the signs for Passo Gardena. From the Passo Gardena pass, descend to the other side and then continue left towards the Passo Sella pass. At the Sella Pass, park at the Rifugio Passo Sella hut or at one of the smaller car parks along the road. The parking at the hut is chargeable (July 2012 - 4€).

Path description:
From the Rifugio Passo Sella, continue along the main road to a crossroads where a narrower road branches off to the right up towards the Rifugio Carlo Valentini. There is also a small parking lot at the crossroads. Take the road mentioned above and start climbing up the initially still asphalted road. The road leads past the aforementioned Carlo Valentini hut, then the asphalt ends and you continue slightly right along a dirt road, following the signs "Sasso Piatto Plattkofel".
From the road, which runs along the grassy slopes, we have a fine view, especially towards the Sella and Marmolada groups, but occasionally we also have a view towards the summit of Sassolungo. The road continues to climb southwards and leads past hut Rifugio Salei and then past hut Chalet Margherita to the notch Forcela Rodela, which is located below the slopes of the summit of Col Rodela. At the notch where there is a crossroads, turn right and follow the sloping road to the Rifugio Friedrich August.

On the way: Rifugio Carlo Valentini (2201m), Rifugio Salei (2222m), Chalet Margherita (2265m), Forcela Rodela (2318m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Sandro Pertini ( 40 min), Rifugio Sasso Piatto (2 h 30 min), Sassopiatto / Plattkofel (4 h 30 min)

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