Rifugio Gardeccia - Rifugio Vajolet

Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue to Spittal and on to Lienz (the motorway ends a little after Spittal). We continue along a relatively nice and wide road through the Drava Valley, which leads us into Itali. The road continues past Dobbiaco/Toblach and Brunico/Bruneck. Just after the last-mentioned town, which is passed by a bypass road, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Continue along the valley past La Vila and Corvara. Then climb over the Passo Campolongo and Passo Pordoi. From Passo Pordoi, descend to the west side of the valley of Val di Fassa. Continue to Pera di Fassa where you park in the large parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift "Pera Vajolet 1".

From here, a minibus transfer is organised to the Rifugio Gardeccia hut. The return ticket costs 10€ (July 2015). The minibus starts at 07:00 and the last ride from the Gardeccia hut is at 19:00. The road to the hut is closed to public transport.
From the coastal side. 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. Follow the motorway until you reach the exit for Belluno. When you leave the motorway, you come to a large roundabout, which you leave at the exit for Belluno and Feltre. At the small roundabout in Belluno, turn right towards Agordo. Follow this road until Moena in the Val di Fassa. In Moena, turn right towards Canazei, but only as far as Pera di Fassa, where you park in the large parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift "Pera Vajolet 1".
From here there is a minibus service to the Rifugio Gardeccia hut. The return ticket is 10€ (July 2015). The minibus starts at 7:00 and the last ride from the Gardeccia hut is at 19:00. The road to the hut is closed to public transport.

Path description:
From the Rifugio Gardeccia, follow the dirt road towards the Vajolet hut. The road first leads past the Rifugio Stella Alpina hut and into a rare forest. Here the road climbs a little, but the sparse forest quickly ends and the view opens up towards hut Rifugio Preuss, which is clearly visible at the top of the cliff. Cottage Rifugio Vajolet is also located next to the cottage. The scenic road then becomes flatter for a while, then turns left under the slopes of the summit of Cima Catinaccio and starts to climb a little more steeply. The road then climbs all the way to hut Rifugio Vajolet, from where there is a very fine view towards the towers of Torri del Vajolet.

On the way: Rifugio Stella Alpina (1960m), Rifugio Preuss (2243m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Passo Principe / Grasleitenpasshütte (1 h 10 min), Cima Scalieret (2 h 10 min), Catinaccio d'Antermoia / Kesselkogel

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