Passo Campolongo - Boeseekofel / Piz da Lech

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving towards Spittal and forward towards Lienz (a little after Spittal highway ends). Further, we drive on a relatively nice and wide road through Drau valley, which brings us in Italy. The road further leads past Dobbiaco / Toblach and Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned town, past which leads a bypass road, we turn left into a valley Val Badia. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley past settlements La Vila and Corvara. Next follows an ascent towards the mountain pass Passo Campolongo. Some hundred meters before the mountain pass, we will notice on the left side a macadam parking lot on which we park. The parking lot is located after the hotel Laguscei on the opposite side of the bus stop. By the road is also a bottom station of the chairlift. A smaller parking lot is also on the right side of the road before the bus stop.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue by the main road (towards the south) to hotel Boe, which is located on the right west side of the road. At the hotel where there are also signposts we go right on a macadam road following the signs »Rifugio Lago Boe«. Behind the hotel, the road turns to the right and slightly descends, and then starts ascending and crosses the ski slope. Further, the road is for a short time ascending through the forest and then it brings us on the mountain pasture Malga Plan Fisti.
We continue on the road over a mountain pasture and a little after the mountain pasture we come to a marked crossing where the footpath towards the mountain hut Kaiser Hütte branches off to the left. We continue right and continue to ascend on the road. After a short ascent then also the path 638A towards the summit Crep de Munt branches off to the right. We continue left on the road from which beautiful views are opening up towards Marmolada and on mountains above the valley Val Badia. The road here ascends a little steeper and again brings us to a ski slope. A little higher road turns to the right and continues to ascend by mostly grassy slopes. The road then becomes less steep and soon brings us to the hut Rifugio Lago Boe. To the hut also runs a cable car from the settlement Corvara in Val Badia. Near the mountain hut is also a bottom station of a chairlift, which runs towards the summit Vallon (2530m). Both cableways operate also in the summer months.
Near the mountain hut where there is a crossing, we continue towards the north on the path 646 towards the summit Piz de Lech, and left by the ski slope leads the path 638 towards the lake Lech de Boe and forward towards the mountain hut Ütia Franz Kostner. From the crossing, we at first cross a grassy slope, which brings us below steeper slopes of the ridge above the lake Lech de Boe. The path then in a gentle ascent bypasses steeper slopes and it brings us on the northern side of the ridge. The path here turns to the left and is for some time still ascending on slopes, which are partly covered with grass. After that, the path turns again to the left and starts ascending towards the ridge. The ascent here becomes also a little more demanding and occasionally we also get help from some steel cables. The path then brings us to a smaller notch from which a view opens up towards the south and on lake Lech de Boe, which is situated right below the notch. At the notch path again avoids the ridge on the right side. The path is then ascending on occasionally a slightly crumbly gravel slopes from which we have a nice view mainly on peaks above the valley Val Badia. Later, the path again turns to the left towards the ridge and becomes even a little more demanding. On shorter steep part we ascend also over a ladder.
When we reach the ridge path becomes less demanding. Further, we for some time walk on a wide ridge towards the west, and then we come to a marked crossing.
At the crossing, we continue forward on the ridge towards the summit Piz da Lech, from the left side from the ski slope joins also an easier path 646A. We still continue on a panoramic ridge and after a short ascent, we come to another crossing. This time from the left joins the path from the upper station of the chairlift Vallon.
At the crossing, we continue right on a ridge and the path soon brings us to rocky jump. The path here becomes significantly more demanding and almost vertically ascends with the help of numerous stemples. Demanding ascent is relatively short, but for less experienced it is stiil recommended to use self belaying. Further, the path isn't so steep anymore and is ascending on a rocky slope towards the west. A little higher from the path also view opens up on precipitous south slopes on which runs secured climbing path. After that, the path turns a little to the right and is ascending on otherwise undemanding but a little gravel terrain towards the summit. A little below the summit, the slope becomes a little steeper and only a short ascent follows on a rocky slope to a panoramic summit.
We descend on the ascent route. Lower, we can descend also on the path 646A towards the ski slope. From other side otherwise leads to the summit also secured climbing path, but it isn't appropriate for a descent.

On the way: Malga Plan Fisti (1930m), Rifugio Lago Boe (2185m)