Lago di Fedaia - Rifugio Pian dei Fiacconi

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (to here it is possible via the border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of the village Ampezzo and the mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and brings us to a crossroads, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all following crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo and then we follow the signs for the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. Already in the first part of the ascent towards the pass Falzarego we will come to a crossroads, where the signs for the pass Passo di Giau (2233 m) and Marmolada direct us left. The road after the pass Giau starts descending, and we follow it through the settlements in the lower part in the direction of Marmolada or the pass Passo di Fedaia. The road, which then again starts ascending, brings us higher to the pass Fedaia, and we follow it to the other side of the lake, where we park on the parking lot near the hut Rifugio Castiglioni Marmolada.
Access from Primorska: We drive on the highway in the direction of Padova, but only to the highway junction, where we continue in the direction of Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and we follow the road ahead in the direction of Belluno, where at the larger crossroads we continue right in the direction of the town Agordo. From the mentioned town onwards we follow the frequent signs for Marmolada or the pass Passo di Fedaia. When we arrive at the mentioned pass we follow the road to the west side of the lake, where we turn left onto the road which runs over the dam and then we park on the upper large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto path 606 following the signs “Punta Penia, Rif. Pian dei Fiacconi”. The path first ascends through rare dwarf pine scrub and bushes a little left of the cableway that leads towards the hut Pian dei Fiacconi. The path then brings us out of the scrub and soon turns right and brings us to the west side of the cableway. Here the path starts ascending below the sheer walls of the peak Col di Bousc (2494 m) towards the south. A few more zig-zag ascents follow and we are already at the saddle Col de Bous (2438 m). At the saddle, where there is a junction, we continue left in the direction of the hut Pian dei Fiacconi.
In the continuation, we ascend on rocky terrain towards the southeast. From the path by which we are ascending, wonderful views continually open up towards Marmolada and also towards the north where Piz Boè stands out. When we approach the cableway again, the path turns slightly right and to the hut, where there are usually lots of people, only a short easy ascent remains.

On the way: Col de Bous (2438m)

Trip can be extended to: Capanna al Ghiacciaio ( 5 min) , Punta Penia (Marmolada)