Passo Gardena - Rifugio Boe (Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina)

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger crossroad we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor point us to the right on a regional road, on which past the mentioned settlement we drive to the end of the valley Gailtal, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The path ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After we cross the bridge over the river Drau, we continue left towards the settlement Lienz. In the main roundabout in Lienz we continue "left" in the direction of the settlement Sillian and Italy. Further, we cross the border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which leads a bypass road, we turn left into the valley Alta Badia. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley and in the settlement La Villa we turn right towards the pass Passo Gardena. Further, we follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot there is also a big sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Italy and further on the highway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the highway junction we turn in the direction of the settlement Belluno. We follow the highway to its end (we do not turn towards the settlement Belluno), then we continue driving towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Passo Falzarego (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of Alta Badia and first ascend to the neighbouring pass Passo Valparola (2192 m), from there we descend into the mentioned valley. In the settlement La Villa we turn left towards the pass Passo Gardena. Further, we follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot there is also a big sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.

Path description:
From the parking lot we head left following the signs »Via Ferrata Tridentina«. The path first crosses the slope towards the east and runs mostly along dwarf pines and rare larches. The path, which also slightly descends, soon brings us to the beginning of the secured path.
The secured path at the beginning steeply ascends with the help of pegs, then for some time ascends along the steel cable on usually wet terrain upwards. A shorter ascent on pegs follows, then we arrive at gentler slopes. The path then leads us past large boulders and brings us to a junction.
At the junction we continue slightly left following the signs »Pisciadu Via Ferrata«. The path then crosses slopes towards the south and soon we will notice a waterfall ahead. Soon we come again to a junction and continue right towards the waterfall following the signs »Pisciadu Via Ferrata«.
Right of the waterfall we again enter the wall and begin to steeply ascend on the secured path Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina. The path further on is very well secured and ascends all the time right of the wide gully along which a stream with numerous waterfalls flows. From the path we have wonderful views all the time on the precipitous walls of surrounding peaks and downwards towards the settlement Colfosco and Alta Badia.
The secured path later turns somewhat to the left and brings us to a junction. Left we can leave the secured path and ascend on easier terrain towards the hut Pisciadu. Right we continue on the secured path, which ascends on the walls of the tower Torre Exner. The path in this section becomes somewhat more demanding and during the ascent some arm strength is needed. The path ascends vertically a few times, with pegs and a short ladder to help. Higher the path crosses the wall to the left and brings us to a hanging bridge. From the bridge only a short ascent along the steel cable follows, then the secured path ends.
The panoramic path further turns somewhat to the left and an undemanding ascent to the hut Rifugio Pisciadu follows.
From the hut we continue south following the signs »Cima Pisciadu, Rif. Boe« and descend towards the lake. The path then turns right and during the ascent crosses scree on the left side of the lake. The path here runs under the steep walls of the peak Pisciadu and brings us to somewhat steeper slopes. Further the path turns left and begins to ascend somewhat more steeply with the help of fixed protections. During the ascent some caution is needed, self-belaying is not strictly necessary.
The path then becomes less steep again and brings us through the valley named Val de Tita to a junction on the south side of the peak Pisciadu.
Left upwards the path leads to Cima Pisciadu, we continue somewhat right following the signs »Rif. Boe«. The path ascends through the valley for some time, then turns right again and ascends somewhat more steeply towards the wide ridge at the peak Sas de Mesdi. When we reach the ridge we continue south and begin descending. Right the path to the saddle Sela de Pisciadu branches off, we continue straight ahead and descend further. The path then levels somewhat and brings us to a junction at the notch Forcella d'Antersass.
Here the path to the settlement Canazei branches off right downwards, we continue slightly left in the direction of the hut Rifugio Boe. The relatively flat path then quickly brings us to yet another junction. Both paths lead to the hut Rifugio Boe, but the right one is more demanding as it crosses exposed slopes under the peak L'Antersass. The path is well secured and not overly demanding, nevertheless there is a sign at the beginning of the path warning that self-belaying is required. The left easier path is slightly longer and ascends the rocky slope to the summit of L'Antersass. From the summit the path then descends south and rejoins the harder path. After a short crossing of somewhat steeper slopes we reach flat terrain and only a short walk to the hut Rifugio Boe remains.

On the way: Rifugio Pisciadu (2585m), Lech de Pisciadu (2564m), Forcella D Antersass (2839m), D Antersass (2907m)

Trip can be extended to: Piz Boe