Ponte de Ru Curto - Rifugio Cinque Torri

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 a crossroads at about 1400m. At the crossroads, turn left towards the Passo di Giau and the Marmolade. From this junction, continue driving for another 4km, then park a few hundred metres before the Ponte de Ru Curto bridge in the parking lot on the left-hand side of the road. There are also signposts and information boards along the 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, continue along the main road for a few 10 metres towards Passo Giau, and then you will see signs on the right-hand side of the road directing you to the right on route 437 towards the Rifugio Cinque Torre hut.

The path climbs up from the road across a meadow and turns slightly left at first before turning more sharply right uphill and into the woods. The path continues to climb through the woods for some time, and a few times it leads through short clearings. Occasionally, we also get some views to the south, where we can see Croda da Lago and Monte Formin. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and you will also see a small waterfall along the way. The forest becomes thinner further on and the view also opens up towards the summit of Ra Gusela and the Cinque Torri towers. We then climb through meadows surrounded by woods and, a little higher up, the view to the north opens up, where Tofana di Rozes is clearly visible. The path then leads us past a small weekend house and leads us to cart track.

Continue along cart track where we are soon joined on the right by route 439 from Cian Zope. Continue climbing along the beautifully landscaped cart track from which we begin to get even better views of the surrounding peaks. Higher up, we then join the asphalted road from where we can already see the view towards the Rifugio Cinque Torri hut. Continue left along the road and there is only a short climb up to the hut.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Scoiattoli, Rifugio Averau, Rifugio Nuvolau, Averau

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