Rifugio Ra Stua - Roter Turm

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where we head onto the motorway in the direction of Vidma / Udine. We leave the motorway at the exit for Tolmezzo and follow the road to the mentioned settlement. From Tolmezzo we continue in the direction of the settlement Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then starts descending and brings us into the Cadore valley, where we continue right (left Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo) in the direction of the settlement Auronzo. After a few additional km of driving, we come to the next bigger crossroads, where we go right in the direction of the settlement Misurina (left mountain pass Tre Croci). From here we descend the road to a bigger crossroads where we continue left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo (right Austria). From the mentioned crossroads, we continue for approximately 10 km towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, and then in a sharp left turn we go right on the road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Ra Stua. We follow the narrow asphalt road all the way to the larger parking lot at the mountain hut.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Rifugio Ra Stua we continue on a macadam road which is closed to traffic. Already at the beginning, a footpath branches off to the right towards the notch Forcella Lerosa and the Gotres valley. A little later, the path towards the Valbones valley and the bivouac Helbig Dall'Oglio also branches off to the right.
We continue on the gently sloping macadam road, which for some time runs along pastures, then brings us into the forest. Further on, we walk through the forest along the Boite stream for some time, then come again onto grassy slopes where there is also a crossroads.
To the left, the road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Fodara Vedla branches off, while we continue straight on the macadam road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Sennes. Already after a few dozen meters we come to another junction.
This time we turn right onto the footpath towards the lake Lago di Foses and the mountain hut Rifugio Biella, while further along the road the path leads towards the mountain hut Rifugio Sennes. From the junction, the path first leads us across grassy slopes on which a footpath from the Ra Stua hut joins us from the right. The path then brings us into dwarf pines through which we begin to ascend more steeply. Through the dwarf pines we quickly gain altitude and soon views open up towards the Tofana mountain group and towards Monte Pelmo. Later, the path turns slightly to the left and brings us onto slightly gentler slopes. From the dwarf pines, the path brings us onto more grassy terrain where a somewhat less trodden track joins us from the right, running below the slopes of the peak Monte Geralbes. The increasingly scenic path here runs towards the northwest and leads us past the smaller lake Lago di Remeda Rossa. The path then descends slightly and a view opens up towards the peak Croda del Becco (Seekofel). The path leads us past the lake Lago Piccolo and brings us to the larger lake Lago di Fosses.
At the lake where there is a junction, we continue right following the signs »Rifugio Biella«. The path first leads along the left side of the lake and then begins to ascend gently again. When the path turns left, we come to a somewhat less visible junction.
At the junction, we leave the marked path and turn right onto an unmarked track towards the notch Forcella Cocodain. Here the path begins to ascend even somewhat more steeply and runs slightly to the right towards the east.
When we approach the notch Forcella Cocodain, we leave the path to the notch and turn right onto pathless terrain below the slopes of the peak Remeda Rossa (Rote Wand). On the right side we will notice a somewhat less steep slope onto which we head. On this section there is also a visible track marked with numerous cairns. The path here runs towards the south and later brings us onto a ridge where a view opens up towards the peak Piccola Croda Rossa. We continue left and ascend along gentler slopes on the right side of the ridge. On this section the track fades, but orientation is not overly demanding as numerous cairns assist us.
A little before the summit Remeda Rossa we leave the ridge and head left towards the summit Roter Turm. The summit has been visible from the path for some time and we recognize it by its reddish color. From the ridge we first cross a rocky slope to a smaller saddle on the south side of the summit. Here the slope becomes somewhat steeper for a short time, so some caution is needed. Only a short ascent follows on mostly grassy slope to the summit.

On the way: Lago di Remeda Rossa (2120m), Lago Piccolo (2146m), Lago di Fosses (2142m)