Rifugio Dibona - Bivacco Baracca degli Alpini

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Through the border crossings Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Videm / Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. 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 (also right possible) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all following crossroads we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo we then follow the signs for the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. We follow this ascending road to the place where the road to the hut Rifugio Dibona branches off to the right (the junction is at approx. 1700 m altitude). The initially asphalted road brings us higher to a crossroads, where we continue on the left lower road (right is the hut Duca d'Aosta) and follow it to the parking lot for the Dibona hut.
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 we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo at the following crossroads. Then follow the above description.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the Dibona hut we continue right on path 421. The path first crosses scree and begins to ascend gently. Here the path runs towards the east and soon brings us to a somewhat wider torrent gully. At the gully the path turns left and begins to ascend more steeply along the gully. Due to the loose sand, some caution is also needed on this section. The path then crosses the gully and continues ascending quite steeply.
Later a direct path to the Rifugio Duca d'Aosta hut branches off fairly unobtrusively to the right, and shortly after that the secured path Via ferrata Astaldi joins us from the left. From the junction the path ascends for some time through dwarf pines and soon brings us to the Rifugio Pomedes hut.
At the hut we continue north following the signs for »Sentiero Attrezzato Giuseppe Olivieri« and first descend slightly, then cross scree above the ski slope. The path then brings us below the walls on the eastern side of the peak Punta Anna and ascends a few times along the steel cable. In continuation, the path ascends diagonally above somewhat steeper slopes and then also crosses a few exposed gullies.
Later the path becomes a little more demanding and ascends over a vertical ladder and then steeply ascends a few more times along the steel cable. The path then turns slightly left and ascends a less steep slope. From the path we have a very nice view all the time, mainly on the peaks above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and to the south views towards Monte Pelmo and Civetti begin to open. Further on follows again a somewhat steeper section of the path, where a ladder and some steel cables assist us again. The path then becomes less demanding and brings us to the ski slope from which a view towards Tofana di Mezzo opens.
At the marked junction we continue right downwards towards the Rifugio Ra Valles hut, while left leads the path towards the peaks Punta Anna and Tofana di Mezzo. The path then mostly descends gently and brings us to the Ra Valles hut where there is also the cable car station.
From the hut we continue north, descend slightly, then continue left below the walls of the peaks Tofana di Mezzo and Tofana di Dentro. The path then ascends diagonally for some time and soon we enter the nature park Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo. The path then continues north for some time and brings us to a marked junction.
Right leads the path downwards through the valley Canalon de Ra Ola, while we continue slightly left and ascend over scree below the walls of the peak Tofana di Dentro. The path over the scree brings us to military ruins from the First World War. Here we continue slightly right and the path through a window brings us to steeper slopes. The path then turns slightly left and mostly ascends in steep zigzags up the steep slope. The slope here is quite steep and occasionally a steel cable assists us. The path then turns right and follows a somewhat exposed traverse that brings us to the saddle on the south side of the peak Cima Formenton.
On the saddle where a view towards the west opens we continue left and then ascend the slope along the ridge. At a few places a steel cable assists us, then the path turns slightly left and after the crossing brings us to the bivouac Baracca degli Alpini.

Along the route: Rifugio Pomedes (2203m), Rifugio Ra Valles (2470m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Tofana di Dentro ( 50 min), Tofana di Mezzo (1 h 50 min)

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