Rifugio Bai de Dones - Rifugio Scoiattoli (below the cableway)

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko Sedlo to Austria, where at the first major intersection we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct us right onto a regional road, along which, past the mentioned settlement, we drive to the end of the Gailtal valley, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The route ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After crossing 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 to the settlement Dobbiaco / Toblach, where we turn left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. The road above Cortina d'Ampezzo starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow it for quite some time, more precisely to the spot where, just before a sharp right turn, a road branches off to the left, by which we quickly reach the large parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Bai de Dones. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is 208 km.
B) From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče to Trbiž / Tarvisio and further on the motorway towards Videm / Udine. We leave the motorway at the settlement Tolmezzo, from where we continue driving towards the settlement Ampezzo and further towards the Alpine pass Passo della Mauria (1298 m). The road then starts descending and takes us into the Cadore valley, where we continue right towards the settlement Auronzo di Cadore. At the following intersections, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. The road above Cortina d'Ampezzo starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow it for quite some time, more precisely to the spot where, just before a sharp right turn, a road branches off to the left, by which we quickly reach the large parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Bai de Dones. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is 198 km.
C) From Nova Gorica we drive into Italy and continue on the motorway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the motorway junction we turn in the direction of Belluno. We follow the motorway to its end (we do not turn towards Belluno), then continue driving towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. The road above Cortina d'Ampezzo starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow it for quite some time, more precisely to the spot where, just before a sharp right turn, a road branches off to the left, by which we quickly reach the large parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Bai de Dones. From the border crossing to the starting point is approximately 230 km.

Route description:
On the right side of the mountain hut Rifugio Bai de Dones, more precisely at the bottom station of the four-seater chairlift that leads to the hut Rifugio Scoiattoli, we will notice an unmarked but well-visible path that starts ascending steeply immediately above the bottom station of the chairlift, across a smaller clearing where the route of the chairlift runs. After the first ascent, the path temporarily flattens and crosses a rough road (a transport service road for the ski area). On the other side of the road and the ski piste, a clearly visible little path leads us onto steeper slopes, across which we ascend a level higher in short zigzags. Ahead, the path levels out somewhat and ascends diagonally across increasingly panoramic slopes. Higher up, the forest finally ends, and we follow the increasingly panoramic path, which in the last section no longer runs below the four-seater chairlift, all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Scoiattoli, from which a nice view opens up onto the Cinque Torri towers.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Rifugio Averau, Rifugio Nuvolau, Averau

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