Passo di Fedaia - Bivacco Bontadini

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (to get here, it is possible via the border crossing at Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Videm / Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. 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 an intersection, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all following intersections, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo and then 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 an intersection, where the signs for the pass Passo di Giau (2233 m) and Marmolada direct us to the left. The road after the pass Giau starts to descend, 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, where we park at the parking lot at the hut Rifugio Fedaia.
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 the city Belluno, where at the larger intersection 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 park at the parking lot at the hut Rifugio Fedaia.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the hut Rifugio Passo Fedaia we head onto the macadam road towards the hut Rifugio Padon. The macadam road first crosses the main road over a bridge and then ascends along and on the ski slope. The road then turns slightly to the right and brings us to the slopes below the cableway that leads towards the hut Padon. From the path we have all the time a wonderful view on the nearby Marmolada. The macadam road continues ascending near the cableway all the way to the saddle Passo Padon.
At the saddle where there is a junction, we continue left on the road and to the hut which we have already been seeing from the path for some time.
At the hut we head onto the footpath towards the upper station of the cableway. At the cableway station we then turn left onto path 636 following the signs »Bivacco Bontadini«. The path starts quite steeply ascending on the grassy slope below the rocky slopes of the peak Mesolina. The path then becomes even somewhat steeper and some steel cables assist us. The path along the steel cable, which is not particularly difficult, soon brings us to the bivouac Bontadini.

Along the route: Passo Padon (2369m), Rifugio Padon (2407m)

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