Passo Campolongo - Boeseekofel / Piz da Lech

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving towards Spittal and further towards Lienz (a little after Spittal the highway ends). Further, we drive on a relatively nice and wide road through the Drava Valley, which brings us to Italy. The road further leads past Dobbiaco / Toblach and Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned town, past which a bypass runs, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley past the towns La Vila and Corvara. Next follows an ascent towards the pass Passo Campolongo. A few hundred meters before the pass, we will notice a macadam parking lot on the left side on which we park. The parking lot is located after the hotel Laguscei opposite the bus stop. By the road there is also the lower station of the chairlift. A smaller parking lot is also on the right side of the road before the bus stop.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue by the main road (towards the south) to the hotel Boe, which is located on the right west side of the road. At the hotel where there are also signposts we go right on a macadam road following the signs »Rifugio Lago Boe«. Behind the hotel, the road turns to the right and slightly descends, and then starts ascending and crosses the ski slope. Further, the road ascends for a short time through the forest and then brings us to the mountain pasture Malga Plan Fisti.
We continue on the road over the mountain pasture and a little after the mountain pasture we come to a marked junction where the footpath towards the mountain hut Kaiser Hütte branches off to the left. We continue right and continue to ascend on the road. After a short ascent then to the right also branches off path 638A towards the summit Crep de Munt. We continue left on the road from which beautiful views open up towards Marmolada and on the mountains above the valley Val Badia. The road here ascends a little steeper and again brings us to the ski slope. A little higher the road turns to the right and continues to ascend along mostly grassy slopes. The road then becomes gentler and soon brings us to the hut Rifugio Lago Boe. To the hut also runs a circular cabin cable car from the settlement Corvara in Val Badia. Near the hut is also the lower station of a chairlift, which runs towards the summit Vallon (2530m). Both cableways operate also in the summer months.
Near the hut where there is a junction, we continue towards the north on path 646 towards the summit Piz de Lech, and left by the ski slope leads path 638 towards the lake Lech de Boe and further towards the hut Ütia Franz Kostner. From the junction, we first cross a grassy slope, which brings us below steeper slopes of the ridge above the lake Lech de Boe. The path then in a gentle ascent bypasses steeper slopes and brings us to the north side of the ridge. The path here turns to the left and for some time still ascends on slopes which are partly covered with grass. The path then turns again to the left and starts ascending towards the ridge. The ascent here becomes a little more demanding and occasionally we are also helped by some steel cables. The path then brings us to a smaller notch from which a view opens up towards the south and on lake Lech de Boe, which is located exactly below the notch. At the notch the path again withdraws from the ridge to the right side. The path then ascends on occasionally somewhat scree-covered slopes from which we have a nice view mainly on the peaks above the valley Val Badia. Later the path again turns to the left towards the ridge and becomes even a little more demanding. On a shorter steep section we also ascend over a ladder.
When we reach the ridge the path becomes less demanding. Further, we walk for some time on the wide ridge towards the west, then we come to a marked junction.
At the junction we continue forward along the ridge towards the summit Piz da Lech, from the left side from the ski slope also joins the easier path 646A. We continue further on the panoramic ridge and after a short ascent we come to yet another junction. This time from the left joins the path from the upper station of the chairlift Vallon.
At the junction we continue right along the ridge and the path soon brings us to a rocky outcrop. The path here becomes significantly more demanding and almost vertically ascends with the help of numerous pegs. The demanding ascent is relatively short, but for the less experienced the use of self-belaying is still recommended. Further the path is no longer so steep and ascends on a rocky slope towards the west. A little higher from the path also opens up a view on the precipitous south slopes along which runs a secured climbing path. The path then turns somewhat to the right and ascends on otherwise undemanding but somewhat scree-covered terrain towards the summit. A little below the summit the slope becomes somewhat steeper and only a short ascent follows on a rocky slope to the panoramic summit.
We descend on the ascent path. Lower we can also descend on path 646A towards the ski slope. From the other side there also leads to the summit a secured climbing path, which is not suitable for descent.

On the way: Malga Plan Fisti (1930m), Rifugio Lago Boe (2185m)