Passo Valparola - Sasso di Stria

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Through the border crossing at Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then continue on the highway in the direction of 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 crossroad, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo then we follow the signs for the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. We follow this ascending road to the mentioned pass, and then we continue right towards the pass Passo Valparola. We park on a large parking lot below the slopes of the peak Sas de Stria. The parking lot is located a little before the fortress Forte Tre Sassi, in which there is a museum.
From the Primorska side: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Venezia. At Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano, we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the above description.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a narrow asphalt road below the slopes of the peak Sas de Stria. Along the road, we will notice a signpost that directs us to the path towards the summit Sas de Stria. After a short crossing that brings us to the northern side of the mountain, the path turns left and starts to ascend relatively steeply. The path runs all the time along the northern slope of the mountain, from which we have a very nice view all the time towards the nearby peaks above the Valparola pass. Along the path, we will also notice numerous military fortifications from the time of the First World War.
In the second part, the slope becomes somewhat steeper and on a shorter section a steel cable and ladder assist us. The path then becomes less demanding again and along the panoramic ridge soon brings us to the summit.