Passo Gardena - Rifugio Boe

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger intersection we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct us right onto a regional road, along which we drive past the mentioned settlement to the end of the Gailtal valley, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The road ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After crossing the bridge over the river Drau, we continue left towards the settlement Lienz. In the main roundabout in Lienz we continue "left" in the direction of the settlement Sillian and Italy. Further, we cross the border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past the settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which a bypass road leads, we turn left into the Alta Badia valley. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley and in the settlement La Villa we turn right towards the pass Passo Gardena. We then follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot there is also a large sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Italy and continue on the motorway towards Venice / Venezia. Near Portogruaro we leave the motorway towards Venice and continue right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the motorway ends, and at the next intersections we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Passo Falzarego (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of the pass Valparola and forward towards Alta Badia. In the settlement La Villa we turn left towards the pass Passo Gardena. We then follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot there is also a large sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.

Path description:
From the parking lot we head south following the signs »Utia de Pisciadu«. The path ascends quite steeply and brings us to a junction where a transverse path branches off to the left towards the secured path Via Ferrata Tridentina. We continue straight and continue ascending towards the precipitous walls of the peaks in the Sella group.
To the right then branches the path towards the Passo Gardena pass, but we continue straight upwards and begin to ascend the narrow valley named Val Setus, surrounded by precipitous walls. Here the path ascends scree upwards and runs under the cargo cableway. Higher up the slope becomes increasingly steep, and in the last part the path is also secured with a steel cable and pegs. Here the path ascends steeply several times and some caution is required. If we are not used to such paths, self-belaying is highly recommended. The secured path soon ends and brings us to gentler slopes where there is a junction.
To the right leads the path towards the notch Forcela dei Camosci, we continue left towards the Rifugio Pisciadu hut. From the junction the path first ascends slightly, then follows a short descent towards the hut, which we already see ahead.
From the hut we continue south following the signs »Cima Pisciadu, Rif. Boe« and descend towards the lake. The path then turns right and, ascending, crosses scree on the left side of the lake. Here the path runs under the steep walls of the Pisciadu peak and brings us to somewhat steeper slopes. Further the path turns left and begins to ascend somewhat more steeply with the aid of fixed protections. During the ascent some caution is needed, but self-belaying is not essential.
The path then becomes less steep again and brings us via the valley named Val de Tita to a junction on the south side of the Pisciadu peak.
To the left upwards leads the path to Cima Pisciadu, we continue slightly right following the signs »Rif. Boe«. The path ascends up the valley for some time, then turns right again and ascends somewhat more steeply towards the broad ridge beside the Sas de Mesdi summit. When we reach the ridge we continue south and begin descending. To the right then branches the path towards the Sela de Pisciadu saddle, we continue straight and continue descending. The path then levels out somewhat and brings us to a junction at the Forcella d'Antersass notch.
Here to the right downwards branches the path towards the settlement Canazei, we continue slightly left towards the Rifugio Boe hut. The relatively level path then quickly brings us to another junction. Both paths lead to the Rifugio Boe hut, but the right one is more demanding as it crosses exposed slopes under the L'Antersass summit. The path is well secured and not overly demanding; nevertheless, there is a sign at the start of the path warning that self-belaying is required. The left easier path is slightly longer and ascends a rocky slope to the top of L'Antersass. From the top the path then descends south and rejoins the more difficult path. After a short crossing of somewhat steeper slopes we reach level terrain, followed only by a short walk to the Rifugio Boe hut.

On the way: Rifugio Pisciadu (2585m), Lech de Pisciadu (2564m), Forcella D Antersass (2839m), D Antersass (2907m)

Trip can be extended to: Piz Boe