Ciampac - Sass de Porcel

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger crossroad we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor point us to the right on a regional road, on which past the mentioned settlement we drive to the end of the Gailtal valley, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The route ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After we cross the bridge over the river Drava, 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 state border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road to the settlement Dobbiaco / Toblach, where we turn left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Falzarego (2105 m) there is a crossroad, where we continue straight down in the direction of Marmolada and the pass Passo Fedaia. At the next crossroads we follow the road in the direction of Marmolada and the mentioned pass. After the pass Fedaia (2057 m), which is located by the artificial lake Lagho di Fedaia, the road starts descending again, and we follow it to the beginning of the settlement Alba, where we will notice the cable car Ciampac on the left side. We park on the large parking lot by the lower station of the mentioned cable car. Then we buy a ticket and ride to the upper station of the cable car Ciampac. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is approximately 280 km.
B) From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče to Trbiž / Tarvisio and further on the highway towards Videm / Udine. We leave the highway at the settlement Tolmezzo, from where we continue driving towards the settlement Ampezzo and further towards the Alpine pass Passo della Mauria (1298 m). The road then starts descending and brings us into the Cadore valley, where we continue right towards the settlement Auronzo di Cadore. At the next crossroads we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Falzarego (2105 m) there is a crossroad, where we continue straight down in the direction of Marmolada and the pass Passo Fedaia. At the next crossroads we follow the road in the direction of Marmolada and the mentioned pass. After the pass Fedaia (2057 m), which is located by the artificial lake Lagho di Fedaia, the road starts descending again, and we follow it to the beginning of the settlement Alba, where we will notice the cable car Ciampac on the left side. We park on the large parking lot by the lower station of the mentioned cable car. Then we buy a ticket and ride to the upper station of the cable car Ciampac. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is approximately 270 km.
C) From Nova Gorica we drive into Italy and further on the highway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the highway junction we turn in the direction of the settlement Belluno. We follow the highway to the exit for Belluno, and after the settlement Belluno we follow the road in the direction of the settlement Agordo and then Marmolada and the Alpine pass Passo Fedaia. After the pass Fedaia (2057 m), which is located by the artificial lake Lagho di Fedaia, the road starts descending, and we follow it to the beginning of the settlement Alba, where we will notice the cable car Ciampac on the left side. We park on the large parking lot by the lower station of the mentioned cable car. Then we buy a ticket and ride to the upper station of the cable car Ciampac. From the border with Slovenia to the starting point is approximately 245 km.

Path description:
From the upper station of the cable car on Ciampac we continue on a macadam road, which already after a few meters splits into two parts. We continue straight and after a few minutes of gentle ascent with a view on surrounding peaks we arrive at the hut Rifugio Tobia del Giagher.
From the hut we continue on a well-beaten path, on which through a meadow we quickly walk to the nearby macadam road, to which we only approach very closely. We continue the ascent on the mountain path, which ascends parallel with the mentioned road.
Higher, we join the previously mentioned road, which in the meantime has already changed into a steep and rocky cart track. On the cart track, or transport road, we ascend to the saddle Brunec, where there is a marked junction.
From the saddle we continue in the direction of Buffaure (path no. 613) and start to descend diagonally across the grassy slopes of the peak Brunec. After a few minutes of traversing with a view on surrounding peaks, we arrive at a smaller saddle between the peaks Brunec and Sass de Porcel.
From here we continue only a short time on the marked path which leads towards the summit Sas de Adam, then on the left side we notice a poorly beaten path which continues on and along the ridge of the peak Sass de Porcel. We head onto the mentioned path, on which in 5 minutes of further walking we arrive at the panoramic and precipitous summit.

On the way: Rifugio Ciampac (2160m), Rifugio Tobia del Giagher (2170m), Sella Brunec (2428m)