Rifugio Auronzo - Lastron dei Scarperi / Schusterplatte

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where we go on the highway in the direction of Videm / Udine. We leave the highway at exit Tolmezzo and we follow the road to the mentioned settlement. From Tolmezzo we continue in the direction of the settlement Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then starts descending and brings us into a valley Cadore, where we continue right (left Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo) in the direction of the settlement Auronzo. After few additional km of driving, we come to the next bigger crossroad, where we go right towards the mountain pass Misurina and Tre Cime (left mountain pass Tre Crocci). From the mountain pass Misurina the road starts descending and it quickly brings us to a crossroad where signs for Tre Cime point us to the right on a payable mountain road which after 7km brings us to a large parking lot near the mountain hut rifugio Auronzo.
From Primorska side: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Venezia. At town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano, we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo and Auronzo. When the road brings us into a valley Cadore we will get to a bigger crossroad, where the road goes towards Cortina d'Ampezzo left, and towards Auronzo right. Here we continue right towards Auronzo. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
At the mountain hut Auronzo we go on a macadam road towards the mountain hut Lavaredo slightly towards the east. Very panoramic gently sloping road leads us below the mighty mountain walls of Tre Cime. Right downwards then soon branches off path 1104 into a valley Val Marzon, and we still continue on a wide and gentle path, which then leads past the chapel Maria Ausiliatrice. After that, the path turns slightly to the left and we soon come to the mountain hut Lavaredo, which is situated on the eastern side of Tre Cime.
Few ten meters before the mountain hut we can go left on a footpath which is further ascending diagonally on the scree below Tre Cime. The second option is that from the mountain hut, we continue on the wide path, which is intended also for vehicles, that supply mountain hut Locatelli. Both paths then join again on notch Forcella Lavaredo.
On the notch right upwards poorly marked path branches off towards Monte Paterno, and we continue on the wide path towards the mountain hut Locatelli, which we can already see. From the notch, we start slightly descending all the way to a crossing a little before the mountain hut. At the mentioned crossing, the path branches off to the left towards the mountain hut Langalm Hütte and into a valley towards the lake Lago di Landro. We continue here right and only a short ascent follows to the mountain hut Locatelli.
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the north on the path 102, which starts slightly descending. The path leads us past a cross by which there is also a smaller bench and table. Only a little after the mentioned cross we get to a crossing. We go left following the signs »Lastron dei Scarperi«. The path further crosses mostly grassy slopes on the eastern side of the peak Torre di Toblin and it brings us to the notch Forcella di San Candido on northeastern side of the mentioned summit.
On the notch signpost points us to the right and further we in ascent cross slopes on the right south side of the ridge. After that, the path soon turns to the left and it brings us to a smaller notch. We continue here on the northern side on the path which in descent crosses quite steep and crumbly slope. On this part also some caution is needed. Further, the path is ascending through the valley on the western side of the peak Crodon di San Candido. The path is relatively well-beaten and we also get help from cairns and some faded blazes. Here we are at first ascending on the scree and then follows a little steeper rocky section where climbing doesn't exceed the first grade. After rocky section follows again the ascent on the scree, which brings us to an unmarked crossing.
At the crossing, we continue left, and right leads the path towards the summit Crodon di San Candido. Further, we are still ascending on the scree and a little before we would reach the ridge path brings us to the entrance into a gully through which runs passage to the upper slopes of the mountain.
At the ascent through the gully we need a helmet, because on the path, there is quite a lot of crumbly gravel. For some time we are still ascending through the gully upwards, and when the gully becomes very narrow cairns point us to the left upwards. First few meters from the gully is a little steeper and a little more caution is needed. The path then leads us above the gully and a little before the notch turns firmly to the left. The path becomes a little less steep and brings us on the south side of the peak. We continue here slightly to the right and we soon reach the ridge. On panoramic and undemanding ridge we then soon reach the peak.
We descend on the ascent route.

On the way: Rifugio Lavaredo (2344m), Forcella Lavaredo (2454m), Rifugio Locatelli (2405m), Forcella di San Candido (2381m)