Passo Falzarego - Rifugio Lagazuoi (normal way)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (possible via the border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo, we follow the road in the direction of the village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and brings us to a crossroads, where we continue left (also possible right) 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 Trst / 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 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.

Path description:
Just a few tens of meters away from the parking lot at the lower station of the cable car on Lagazuoi Piccolo, we will notice signs for the Lagazuoi gallery. The path first leads along a poorly maintained gravel road closed to traffic (road for ski resort purposes), which after a short ascent brings us to the point 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 dwarf pine belt onto the scree slopes, from which beautiful views open up mainly towards the south. The well-maintained path brings us after about an hour of walking to a junction, where we continue right on the usual 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 a torrent gully, passes onto the scree between the aforementioned peak and the neighboring peak named Cima Falzarego. Here, the path turns slightly left and ascends on a moderately steep slope to the panoramic saddle Forcella Travenanzes, where there is a junction.
We continue left in the direction of the Lagazuoi hut on a slightly ascending path that crosses steep slopes protected against avalanches. A short descent follows, and the path brings us to the next saddle Forcella Lagazuoi, where we continue straight uphill (right paths 20a and 20b). The path ahead begins to ascend moderately in zigzags on a relatively steep slope along which we notice numerous remains from the First World War. Higher up, the path brings us to the upper cable car station and just a few meters beyond to the Lagazuoi mountain hut.

On the way: Forcella Travenanzes (2507m), Forcella Lagazuoi (2573m)

Trip can be extended to: Lagazuoi Piccolo