Rifugio Dibona - Rifugio Ra Valles

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via the border crossings Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the exit Tolmezzo. 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 crossroads, where we continue left (possible also right) 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 turn-off is at approx. 1700 m altitude). The initially asphalted road brings us higher to a crossroads, where we continue on the lower left 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 the town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards the town Pordenone. At the next highway junction near the town Conegliano we continue right towards the town Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and we continue in the following junctions in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further we follow the above description.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the hut Dibona we continue right on path 421. The path first crosses scree and starts 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 starts to ascend more steeply along 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 towards the 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 continuation, the path ascends traversely above somewhat steeper slopes and then also crosses some exposed gullies.
Later the path becomes somewhat more demanding and ascends over a vertical ladder and then steeply ascends several times along the steel cable. The path then turns somewhat to the left and ascends a less steep slope. From the path we otherwise have all the time a very nice view mainly on the peaks above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and to the south views towards Monte Pelmo and Civetti start to open. In 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 downwards towards the hut Rifugio Ra Valles, while 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 cable car.

Along the route: Rifugio Pomedes (2203m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Cima Formenton (1 h 35 min), Bivacco Baracca degli Alpini (1 h 45 min), Tofana di Dentro (2 h 35 min), Tofana di Mezzo (3 h 35 min)

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