Rifugio Padova - Crodon di Scodavacca

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Through the border crossing at Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then continue on the motorway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of the settlement Ampezzo and the mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and brings us to a crossroads, where we continue left in the direction of Belluno. We follow the main road that runs through the valley of the river Piave only to the settlement Domegge di Cadore. In the mentioned settlement we turn left downhill and then follow the signs for the mountain hut Rifugio Padova. The road after the descent crosses the river Piave, then soon starts ascending. The road that leads to the mentioned hut is quite steep and very narrow. We follow this road all the way to the parking lot in front of the gate near the mountain hut Rifugio Padova.
From the Primorska side: We drive on the motorway towards Venice / Venezia. At Portogruaro we leave the motorway towards Venice and continue right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the motorway ends, and we continue at the next junctions in the direction of the settlement Auronzo and the mountain pass Passo Mauria. We follow this road to the settlement Domegge di Cadore. In the mentioned settlement we turn right downhill and then follow the signs for the mountain hut Rifugio Padova. The road after the descent crosses the river Piave, then soon starts ascending. The road that leads to the mentioned hut is quite steep and very narrow. We follow this road all the way to the parking lot in front of the gate near the mountain hut Rifugio Padova.

Path description:
At the gate where there is a junction, we head left onto the grassy slope and ascend along the path that runs along the edge of the forest. The path quickly brings us to a marked junction. Straight ahead the path leads towards the bivouac Perugini, while we head left into the forest where the signs direct us to the mountain hut Rifugio Giaf.
From the junction, the path ascends through the forest and mostly runs in the direction towards the northeast. Later, the path descends slightly and brings us into a thinner forest mixed with dwarf pines. Here, nicer views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up from the path. Such a path then brings us to signposts along the path where there is also a junction.
On the signposts only path 346 towards the mountain hut Rifugio Giaf and the mountain hut Rifugio Padova is marked. At the signposts, we leave path 346 and head left into the forest on a poorly trodden path. The start of the path is marked with a cairn.
From the junction, the path slowly turns slightly to the left and brings us out of the forest into the dwarf pines. A short traverse follows, then we reach a narrow strip of scree. We then ascend for quite some time along the aforementioned narrow strip of scree, which is surrounded by dense dwarf pines. Higher up, as we approach the steep walls and the scree turns into a steep torrent gully, the blazes direct us left into the dwarf pines.
The path then ascends quite steeply and runs for quite some time through quite overgrown dwarf pines. When we emerge from the dwarf pines, the path levels out slightly for a short time and brings us to the scree. The path continues along the left side of the scree below the eastern slopes of the peak Crodon di Scodavacca. The trail here is occasionally somewhat less visible and is marked with red dots. The increasingly scenic path continues along the scree and higher turns slightly to the left. The final ascent to the notch Forcella di Crodon follows.
At the notch, we leave the path marked with red dots and head left towards the summit Crodon di Scodavacca. Initially, we ascend along somewhat cluttered terrain beside the ridge; when the slope on our left becomes less steep, we head left onto the slope partially covered with grass. A few cairns also help with orientation. Here we continue right and ascend towards the ridge. To reach the main summit, we must continue right along the ridge. A short ascent along the panoramic ridge to the summit follows. Along the ridge on the left side, there are also a few subsidiary peaks that have cairns erected on top.
We can descend along the ascent path or from the notch Forcella di Crodon continue along the marked path to the north side. At the junction where the path to Cima Montanel branches off to the right, we continue left downhill and descend past the bivouac Montanel towards the mountain hut Rifugio Cercena. From the mountain hut Rifugio Cercena to the starting point at the mountain hut Rifugio Padova is still approximately one hour of walking along the road.

On the way: Pra di Toro (1300m), Forcella di Crodon (2340m)