Rifugio Rio Gere - Rifugio Faloria

Access to starting point:
From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Videm / Udine to exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo Mauria. The road then descends and it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue right towards Auronzo. Further, we follow the signs for mountain pass Tre Croci. From the mountain pass, we continue for approximately 1.5 km in the direction towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, and then we park on a parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Rio Gere, which is situated on the left side of the road. The parking lot is large and is situated by the ski slope Faloria - Monte Cristallo.

Path description:
From a large parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Rio Gere we go towards the south on a macadam road following the signs »Faloria«. The road which is closed for traffic runs on a ski slope and soon after the initial ascent crosses a gate. Later at the left turn we leave the road and we continue right on a footpath. A gently sloping path then leads through the forest and later starts ascending in long zig-zags.
Higher, we again join the road which few times steeply ascends and it brings us to the bottom cableway station, which runs towards the mountain hut Rifugio Tondi. We still continue on the road which runs on a ski slope all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Faloria from which there is a nice view mainly towards the mountain group Cristalo and towards Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Trip can be extended to: Rifugio Tondi ( 45 min)