Capanna Alpina - Bivacco Baccon Barborka

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left (also possible 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 pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we then follow to the mentioned pass, and then we continue right towards the pass Passo Valparola. From the pass, we then descend towards the valley Val Badia. When lower the road flattens, on the right we will notice a larger parking lot, a restaurant and a camp. We continue a few hundred meters more on the main road and then right behind the bridge, which crosses the stream Rü Sciare, we turn right towards the restaurant Capanna Alpina. We then follow the mentioned road to its end where we park on a large parking lot before the mentioned restaurant. In the summer months, the parking lot is paid. The price for one day of parking is 5€ (July 2019).
From Primorska: 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 at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past the restaurant Capanna Alpina on a macadam road which is closed to traffic. The road then quickly brings us to a plain where there is a crossing. To the right leads path 20 towards the hut Ütia Scotoni, and we go left on path 11 and follow the signs for Col de Locia and Fanes.
From the crossing we walk for some time on a gentle macadam path, which meanwhile over a bridge crosses a stream. Further, the path becomes a little narrower and brings us into dwarf pines and then into a thin forest. Here the path starts to ascend a bit more steeply. A little higher, the path turns left and then ascends along the fence on a somewhat steeper slope. From the path beautiful views open towards the west where the mountain group Sella is clearly visible. The path then crosses a grazing fence and brings us to less steep terrain by the indistinct summit Col de Locia, which is situated by the path on our left side. On the summit there are also some benches.
The path here turns slightly to the right and first slightly descends and then crosses a smaller stream. Further, we walk through a gentle and wide valley, which mostly runs towards the north. For some time the path still runs alongside dwarf pines, later it brings us to ample grassy slopes. Such a path then brings us to a marked crossing where to the right branches off the path towards lake Lech de Legacio and further towards hut Lagazuoi.
At the crossing, we continue straight across ample meadows on which in the summer months livestock also grazes. The path again starts slightly to descend and with wonderful views brings us to another marked crossing.
This time to the left branches off the path towards peaks Conturines and Lavarela. We continue on the wide path all the way to mountain pasture Malga Gran Fanes where there is a marked crossing.
Straight ahead it is only a few minutes' walk to hut Ütia de Gran Fanes, which we already see in front of us. At the crossing, we turn right onto path number 17 or Path of Peace (Fridensweg / Via della pace). The path from the crossing first runs across a grassy slope and then brings us into a belt of very thin larch and pine forest. The path further is marked with number 17 and with signs VB and FR, which indicate peaks Vallon Bianco and Furcia Rossa. The path continues slightly ascending and runs along an old military mule track towards the southeast. The path slowly turns a bit more to the left and views also start to open towards the east onto valley Valle di Fanes. The mule track here brings us onto more rocky terrain along which we soon reach a crossing.
To the right leads path 17 towards Monte Castello or bivouac Bivacco della Pace, and we continue left on the path towards peaks Furcia Rossa and Vallon Bianco. From the crossing, the path then for quite some time crosses slopes somewhat more towards the east and brings us to somewhat steeper slopes. Follows an ascent mostly in zigzags on a steep slope and the path brings us to the next crossing.
To the right branches off a secured climbing path towards summit Furcia Rossa III and further towards bivouac Bivacco della Pace. At the crossing, we continue left and ascend for some time more on a panoramic path. The path then turns somewhat to the right and brings us on a wide ledge and then on the upper edge of the scree again to a crossing.
To the left leads the path towards summit Vallon Bianco, and we continue straight towards summit Furcia Rossa II by which there is also a smaller bivouac Bivacco Baccon Barborka. From the crossing we continue further in the same direction and ascend below the walls towards the south. The path then turns right and ascends diagonally across a rocky slope towards the main ridge. A little before the ridge we then continue left and quickly reach bivouac Bivacco Baccon Barborka. From the bivouac we can ascend a few more meters to summit Furcia Rossa II from where a wonderful view opens onto the peaks above valley Val Travenanzes.
We descend along the ascent path.

On the way: Col de Locia (2069m), Ju dal'Ega (2157m), Ütia de Gran Fanes (2102m)