Rifugio Sorgenti del Piave - Monte Peralba (via west ridge)

Access to starting point:
From highway Trbiž/Tarvisio - Videm/Udine we go to the exit Tolmezzo and follow the road ahead towards the mentioned town. Near Tolmezzo we leave the main road which leads towards the mountain pass Passo di Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass and go towards villages Villa Santina and Ampezzo. In the settlement Villa Santina at the roundabout, we go straight following the signs Raveo, Rigolato. We follow this road all the way to Cima Sapadda, where we continue right in the direction of the summit Monte Peralba. Considerably narrow and steep road we then follow to the parking lot at the mountain hut Sorgenti del Piave.

Path description:
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the west following the signs “Monte Peralba, Ovest Normale”. A wide path at first leads us on a grassy terrain by a thinn forest and then turns right in the forest and starts slightly ascending on a narrow footpath towards the northwest. Further, the path starts ascending steeper and steeper and brings us on the northern side of the main ridge. The path here turns to the right and few times ascends through rare dwarf pines. On some spots, the slope is very steep therefore at the ascent also some caution is needed. The path then brings us out of the dwarf pines and starts ascending by the ridge on a partly gravel path towards the east. In the last part, the path turns to the right and a short a little steeper ascent follows to the top.