Landro - Rifugio Auronzo

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where we head onto the motorway in the direction of Vidma / Udine. We leave the motorway at the exit for Tolmezzo and follow the road to the mentioned settlement. From Tolmezzo we continue in the direction of the settlement Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then starts descending and brings us into the Cadore valley, where we continue right (left Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo) in the direction of the settlement Auronzo. After a few additional km of driving we come to the next bigger intersection, where we turn right in the direction of the place Misurina (left pass Tre Croci). From here we descend along the road to a bigger intersection where we continue right towards the place Toblach / Dobbiaco (left Cortina). From the intersection we continue past the lake Lago di Landro / Dürrensee. From the lake we follow the main road for approximately another kilometre, then we turn right onto a larger macadam parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head east on the macadam road (path 102) following the signs »Rif. Locatelli«. Already after a few dozen meters, we come to an intersection where we continue straight on the gently sloping macadam road. Here from the path a nice view opens up on the mountain group Cristallo and on the nearby Monte Piano.
When we get somewhat closer to the slopes of the mountain Monte Piano we are again at a junction. To the right branches off the path towards the mentioned summit and towards the lake Lago di Landro, while we continue slightly left following the signs »Rif. Locatelli«. Further on we continue walking on the macadam road, which runs through the valley Valle della Rienza/Rienztal along the stream Rienza Nera. Later to the left branches off the path towards the climbing garden, a little after that to the right also the path towards the pasture Malga Rinbianco. At the junctions we continue on the gentle road from which very beautiful views of the surrounding peaks above the valley open up.
To the left then also branches off path no. 10 towards the saddle Passo Grande dei Rondoi and further towards the hut Tre Scarperi, we continue on the macadam road which soon turns into a trail. The path further continues along the stream Rienza Nera and leads us through a sparse larch forest.
When we reach a smaller grassy clearing, to the right branches off a less trodden trail towards the hut Langalm Hütte. Here we continue straight following the signs Rif. Locatelli. Further the path brings us out of the forest and then ascends in long zigzags through the dwarf pines. Later we reach steeper slopes, where along the path we will also notice a waterfall. The path on this section is also secured with a fence. A shorter ascent follows, then we reach gentler grassy slopes from which a wonderful view opens towards Tre Cime.
The scenic path soon brings us to a junction where we turn right towards the huts Langalm and Auronzo, straight ahead the path leads towards the hut Locatelli. From the junction we first descend slightly then cross flat grassy terrain towards the south. Such a path brings us to signposts where to the left branches off another path towards the hut Locatelli. At the junction we continue straight, soon the path turns right and starts to ascend. After a somewhat steeper ascent the slope flattens again and the path brings us to the hut Langalm from which there is a wonderful view of the nearby Tre Cime.
From the hut we continue south and the path leads us past some smaller lakes located below the walls of Tre Cime. Mostly flat path further turns slightly right and brings us to the western side of Tre Cime. Here the path in a gentle ascent crosses somewhat steeper slopes and brings us to the notch Forcella Col di Mezzo from which a view opens towards Lake Misurina and the mountain group Cristallo.
From the notch we continue slightly left and first descend gently. The path then crosses the slope towards the east and brings us to the parking lots located on the southern side of Tre Cime. From here we continue along the road and only a short ascent remains to the hut Auronzo.

On the way: Langalm Hütte (2283m), Forcella Col di Mezzo (2315m)