Rifugio Valparola - Les Pizades
Starting point: Rifugio Valparola (2175 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.53169°N 11.98868°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain, easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 90 m
Altitude difference (by path): 300 m
Map: Tabacco 07 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue on a 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 left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo then we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we then follow to the mentioned mountain pass, and then we continue right towards the mountain pass Passo Valparola. On the mountain pass, we park on one of the parking lots near the mountain hut Rifugio Valparola.
From Primorska: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Benetke / 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 the settlement Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, follow the upper description.
Path description:
From the mountain hut Rifugio Valparola we continue towards the southwest following the signs »Settsass«. After that, the path crosses grassy slopes on the right side of the lake Lago di Valparola and it brings us to a crossing. We continue right on the path number 24, which leads towards the summit Setsas.
The path further starts slightly ascending on a still mostly grassy slopes on the south side of the peak Piz Ciampei. Such a path then brings us to an indistinct saddle where we cross a grazing fence.
The path is then for some time a little less steep and brings us below the slopes Le Pale de Gerda, where there are some ruins from the time of the first world war. Further, the path turns slightly to the right and at first few times slightly ascends, and then follows a little longer descent and crossing below northern slopes of the peak Setsas. Here we have from the path very nice view towards the valley Val Badia and on the mountain groups Puez and Lavarella. The path which descends approximately 200 altitude meters then through a short lane of larch forest brings us on grassy slopes on northwestern side of the peak Setsas. The path here again starts ascending steeper and it brings us to a crossing.
Left leads the path towards the summit Setsas, and we continue right following the signs »Pralongia«. From the crossing, we slightly ascend and the path brings us on a saddle from which a view opens up towards group Sella.
Few meters before the saddle we leave the marked path and go right on pathless terrain. From the marked path follows only relatively short ascent by the ridge to the top of Les Pizades.
On the way: Lago di Valparola (2140m)
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