Piano Fiscalino / Fischleinboden - Rifugio Carducci

Access to the starting point:
From Ljubljana through the Caravan Tunnel to Spittal. Continue to Lienz, where you will reach a roundabout and continue towards Sillian and Itali. On the Italian side of the border, you quickly reach San Candido, where you turn left towards the tourist town of Sesto / Sexten. Just after Sesto, you reach San Giuseppe / Moss, where signs for Val Fiscalina / Fischleintal point you to the right. Continue along the ascending road, which you follow to a large pay parking area (3€ for parking longer than 6 hours, otherwise 0,5€ per hour - August 2015).

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the main road for a few dozen metres and, just before the Dolomitenhof Hotel, turn right onto a narrow road that is closed to traffic. The road, still asphalted at first, soon becomes a dirt road. Later, turn left off the road onto a wide footpath that leads through a valley with views ahead. The hut Talschlusshütte / Rifugio Fondo Valle is soon reached along a sloping path.
At the hut, continue to the right, following the signs "Rif. Tre Cime" and "Rif. Comici". After a few minutes' walk along a wide path, you will reach the marked crossroads again. At the crossroads, where there is a magnificent view of the north face of the Einserkofel / Cima Una (2698m), turn left onto path 103, where you will be directed by the signs for hut Rifugio Comici, and to the right the path leads to hut Rifugio Locatelli / Drei Zinnen Hütte (Drei Zinnen Hütte).
The trail then turns left and follows the rolling terrain, mostly along the dwarf pines, towards Val Fiscilina Alta. The path then begins to climb in switchbacks and leads to the slopes on the eastern side of the summit of the Cima Una. Here the path takes us high above the valley, below steep cliffs, and runs southwards all the way. At first the path crosses a slope with sparse forest a few times, then it leads to steeper slopes. As the path is wide, the ascent is easy. In winter, however, when there is snow, the path is dangerous for slipping. In the last part of the way towards the hut, we have a beautiful view of the precipitous cliffs of the Collerena 2607 m, then the path turns slightly right and there is one last climb to the Comici hut.
At the hut, continue left along the path number 103, following the signs for the "Carducci Hütte". At first, the path descends gently on grassy terrain towards the scree below the base of the Croda dei Toni (Zwolferkofel). When you reach the scree, the path turns to the left and soon reaches a crossroads.
A sharp right upwards leads to the Forcella Croda dei Toni (Zwolferscharte), and we continue south-eastwards and start climbing towards the Forcella Giralba. We continue to climb cross-country on the scree below the mighty cliffs of the Croda dei Toni and the trail leads us to a crossroads at Lago Ghiacciato (Eissee). To the left is a path called Strada degli Alpini (Alpinisteig), and we continue our ascent towards the Forcella Giralba. Shortly before the stump, another path branches off to the left and, after a short crossing, joins the path that branched off at the lake.
At the notch, continue south and start descending towards the Rifugio Carducci hut, which can already be seen. The trail descends to the hut, from which we have a magnificent view of the walls of the nearby peaks all the time. From the notch to the hut, the descent is about 130 vertical metres.
You can return to the starting point by following the ascent route, or you can continue on the circular route around the summit of the Croda dei Toni (Zwolferkofel). This route is very demanding and you will need a helmet and a self-protection kit.
It is also possible to descend to the south side towards Giralba. This trail is also difficult due to the avalanche (July 2015) and it is not advisable to descend this trail, especially in the rain.

On the way: Dolomitenhof (1454m), Rifugio Fondo Valle / Talschlußhütte (1548m), Rifugio Comici / Zsigmondy Hütte (2224m), Lago Ghiacciato / Eissee (2328m), Forcella Giralba (2431m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Bivacco de Toni (2 h 50 min)

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