Rifugio Dibona - Cima Formenton

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 Videm / 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 junction, where we continue left (also possible right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all subsequent junctions, 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). The initially asphalted road brings us higher to a junction, where we continue on the left lower road (right hut Duca d'Aosta) and follow it to the parking lot for the hut Dibona.
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 junctions we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, follow the above description.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the hut Dibona we continue right on path 421. The path first crosses scree and begins to ascend slightly. The path here 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 beside the gully. Due to the slippery sand on this section, some caution is also needed. The path then crosses the gully and continues to ascend quite steeply.
Later a direct path towards the hut Rifugio Duca d'Aosta branches off quite unnoticeably to the right, and shortly after that the secured path Via ferrata Astaldi joins us from the left. From the junction the path then ascends for some time through dwarf pines and soon brings us to the hut Rifugio Pomedes.
At the hut we continue north following the signs »Sentiero Attrezzato Giuseppe Olivieri« and first descend slightly, then cross the scree above the ski slope. The path then brings us below the walls on the eastern side of the peak Punta Anna and ascends several times along the steel cable. In the continuation the path ascends across somewhat steeper slopes and also crosses some exposed gullies.
Later the path becomes somewhat more demanding and ascends over a vertical ladder and then steeply ascends several more times along the steel cable. The path then turns slightly to the left and ascends a less steep slope. From the path we have all the time a very nice view especially on the peaks above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and to the south views towards Monte Pelmo and Civetta also begin to open. In the continuation a somewhat steeper section of the path follows again, 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 downhill towards the hut Rifugio Ra Valles, left the path leads towards the peaks Punta Anna and Tofana di Mezzo. The path then mostly descends slightly and brings us to the hut Ra Valles where there is also the station of the gondola cable car.
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 across for some time and soon we enter the nature park Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo. The path then continues towards the north for some time and brings us to a marked junction.
Right the path leads downhill through the valley Canalon de Ra Ola, we continue slightly left and ascend the scree below the walls of the peak Tofana di Dentro. The path through the scree brings us to military ruins from the First World War. Here we continue slightly right and the path brings us through a window to steeper slopes. The path then turns slightly to the left and mostly ascends in steep zigzags up the steep slope. The slope is here quite steep and occasionally a steel cable assists us. The path then turns right and follows a somewhat exposed crossing that brings us to the saddle on the south side of the peak Cima Formenton.
On the saddle where a view opens towards the west, we leave the marked path towards Tofana di Dentro and head right towards the peak Cima Formenton. The path from the saddle is not marked but is relatively easy. All the time we walk along the ridge past numerous military ruins from the time of the First World War. Along such a path we soon reach the panoramic peak.

On the way: Rifugio Pomedes (2203m), Rifugio Ra Valles (2470m)