Capanna Alpina - Col Bechei

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via the border crossings at Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of the village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and 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 the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. We then follow this ascending road 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 100 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 payable. The price for one day of parking is 5€ (July 2019).
From Primorska: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Venezia. At 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.

Route 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 on, the path becomes a little narrower and brings us into dwarf pines and then also into a thin forest. Here the path also starts to ascend a little steeper. A little higher, the path turns to the left and then ascends along the fence on a somewhat steeper slope. From the path here beautiful views open up towards the west where the mountain group Sella is clearly visible. The path then crosses a grazing fence and brings us to a gentler 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 on, we walk through a gentle and wide valley, which mostly runs towards the north. For some time the path still runs by dwarf pines and later 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 on ample meadows on which in the summer months livestock also grazes. The path again starts to descend slightly 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. To the right leads the Path of Peace (Fridensweg / Via della pace), and we continue straight and in a few minutes reach the hut Ütia de Gran Fanes, which we already see in front of us.
From the hut, we continue on the road which quickly brings us to a crossroad. We continue on the left road, the right road leads into valley Val de Fanes. We continue further on the macadam road and a little higher from the right also joins the footpath from the mentioned valley. Here the road turns to the left and on a panoramic slope soon brings us to lake Lago di Limo, which is situated below saddle Ju de Limo.
At the lake, we leave the macadam road which leads towards hut Rifugio Fanes and turn right onto the footpath where signs "Col Bechei" direct us. The path first leads us by the lake and then starts ascending on the slope on the eastern side of the lake. Here the path runs mostly on a grassy slope and a little higher turns somewhat to the right and brings us to the southern slopes. By the path here there are also some benches and a spring with drinking water. Further on, we ascend through a small valley towards the east and from the path increasingly beautiful views start to open up especially towards the south where the mountain group Tofana is clearly visible. We continue ascending on mostly grassy terrain towards the east all the way to a small saddle on the south side of peak Col Bechei where there are also signposts.
At the crossing where a somewhat less trodden eastern path joins us, we continue left towards summit Col Bechei where the signposts also direct us. From the crossing, we start to ascend somewhat steeper on a grassy slope, which a little higher turns into rocky terrain. The path here turns slightly to the right and runs on a somewhat steeper slope. Since there is quite some scree on the path, some caution is needed on this section. Technically, the ascent is not demanding. The path then brings us to the ridge from where a view also opens up on the northern side and to the summit, which we already see in front of us, only a short ascent follows.

Along the route: Col de Locia (2069m), Ju dal'Ega (2157m), Ütia de Gran Fanes (2102m), Lago di Limo (2159m)

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