Rifugio Auronzo - Monte Paterno (Ferrata De Luca-Innerkofler)

Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via Border crossing Rateče drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where you take the motorway towards Udine. Leave the motorway at the exit for Tolmezzo and follow the road to the above-mentioned place. From Tolmezzo, continue in the direction of Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then begins to descend and leads into the Cadore valley, where you continue to the right (Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo on the left) in the direction of Auronzo. After a few more km of driving, we reach the next major crossroads, where we turn right towards the Misurina Pass and Tre Cin / Tre Cime (left Tre Crocci Pass). From the Misurina Pass, the road starts to descend and quickly brings us to a crossroads where signs for Tri Cine / Tre Cime direct us right onto a toll mountain road, which, after 7km, brings us to a large parking lot near the rifugio Auronzo hut.

From the Primorska side: Take the motorway towards Venice/Venezia. At Portogruaro we leave the motorway towards Venice and continue right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano, turn right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the motorway ends and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo and Auronzo. As the road enters the Cadore valley, you will come to a large junction where the road towards Cortina d'Ampezzo goes left and the road towards Auronzo goes right. Here we continue to the right towards Auronzo. Continue as described above.

Path description:
At the Auronzo hut, take the macadam road leading slightly east towards the Lavaredo hut. After about 20 minutes' walk along a very scenic road that leads under the mighty walls of the Three Cinquefoils, you will reach the Lavaredo hut.

From the hut, continue slightly to the left and start climbing up the scree towards the notch (Forcella Lavaredo) between Monte Paterno and the Three Cinas. At the notch where the trail crossroads are, take the wide trail which starts to descend slightly northwards from the notch. To the right, there is a path leading to Monte Paterno from the south side and path 104, which starts descending to the east. The descent to the Locatelli hut can be either via the lower wide path or the slightly more difficult upper path, which crosses the slopes below the western face of Monte Paterno. At the hut from where you have a very nice view of the Monte Paterno and the Tri Cine, the two paths merge again.

From the hut, continue sharp right and start climbing up the north ridge of Monte Paterno. Soon we enter a tunnel dating back to the First World War. You will need a torch to climb through the tunnel, which is more than 500 metres long. Occasionally, the windows of the tunnel will also give you a wonderful view of the Trem Cino and the Laghi dei Piani lakes. From the tunnel we will then reach the eastern slopes of the mountain and soon enter the climbing part of the route. The route climbs steeply up to the right at first, then turns left and follows a well-protected path up to the Forcella del Camoscio. At the notch, where our route joins the other two, bear right. Use the ropes to climb over the almost vertical wall. This part of the route is short but challenging and it is therefore highly recommended to use self-belaying equipment. The route then becomes less difficult and, via some beautiful passages along the top slope of the mountain, you soon reach a very scenic summit.

On the way: Rifugio Lavaredo (2344m), Forcella Lavaredo (2454m), Rifugio Locatelli (2405m), Forcella del Camoscio (2650m)

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