Passo Falzarego - Cima Falzarego

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (you can get here 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 (right also possible) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all following crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. Or from the Primorska side, where we drive on the highway in the direction of Trsta / Trieste. Further, we drive on the Italian highway in the direction of Padova, but only to the highway junction, where we continue in the direction of the region Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo and then follow the signs for the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. We then follow this ascending road to the large parking lot on the mentioned pass.

Route description:
Just a few dozen meters from the parking lot at the bottom station of the cable car on Lagazuoi Piccolo we will notice signs for the Lagazuoi gallery. The path first leads along a gravel road closed to traffic (road for ski slope needs), which after a short ascent brings us to the spot where signs for the gallery direct us slightly left. We continue the ascent on a wide mountain path that ascends parallel to the road we just left. The moderately steep path then brings us from the belt of dwarf pines to the scree fields, from which beautiful views open up mainly towards the south. The well-maintained path brings us after less than an hour of walking to a junction, where we continue right on the ordinary mountain path (left path through the gallery).
The path further crosses the slopes below the steep walls of Lagazuoi Piccolo (danger of falling rocks) and somewhat further across the torrent gully passes to the scree between the mentioned and the neighbouring peak named Cima Falzarego. Here the path turns slightly left and ascends a moderately steep slope to the panoramic saddle Forcella Travenanzes, where there is a junction.
We continue right on the unmarked path (even more to the right from the marked path leading towards ferrata Lipella), which moderately ascends the relatively steep summit slope of the peak Cima Falzarego. After 10 minutes of walking since we left the marked path we reach the summit slope of the mentioned peak, where we turn right and after a further few dozen steps arrive at the spacious summit.

Along the route: Forcella Travenanzes (2507m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Col dei Bos ( 15 min)

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