Passo Valparola - Rifugio Lagazuoi

Access to the starting point:
First, drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (you can get here via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then take 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. Or from the Primorska side, take the motorway towards Trieste. Continue on the Italian motorway towards Padua, but only as far as the motorway junction where you continue towards Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno, the motorway ends and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions and then follow the signs for the Passo di Falzarego Alpine pass. Follow this ascending road to the pass and then turn right towards Passo Valparola. From the Passo Valparola pass, descend to the first left-hand bend where an old road, closed to traffic, branches off to the right. There is also a small parking lot here.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the old road past the signs for route 20a and start descending gently. Soon you will come to signs pointing right up the road. Continue in gentle ascents and descents, crossing the slopes to the north. This route, which mostly follows the rare dwarf pines, then leads to a marked crossroads. We continue straight on along route 20a, following the signs "Salares - Lagazuoi", and the path to the left leads down towards San Ciascian. Along the way, you will also see a signpost indicating the entrance to the Fanes Sennes Braies Nature Park. The path then begins to climb up a steep slope in switchbacks until you reach the Forcella de Salares notch.
At the notch where the crossroads are, continue right along route 20a, following the Lagazuoi signs. Continue ascending gently southeastwards for a long time below the slopes of Spinarac Peak (2532m). Soon we start to get beautiful views also to the east where the Cresta di Fanes ridge stands out. The trail continues south-eastwards and leaves the Fanes Sennes Braies Nature Park and later leads to a marked crossroads.
To the left the path leads to the Chiesa bivouac, and we continue straight on following the signs "Rif. Lagazuoi" and start climbing up towards the Forcella Lagazuoi notch. At the notch, continue right towards the Lagazuoi hut. The path ahead begins to climb moderately in switchbacks up a relatively steep slope, along which you can see a number of remains from the First World War. The path leads us higher up to the top station of the cable car and, just a few metres after that, to the Lagazuoi mountain hut.

On the way: Forcella de Salares (2260m), Forcella Lagazuoi (2573m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Lagazuoi Piccolo ( 15 min)

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