Rifugio Valparola - Setsas

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via the Rateče or Predel border crossings to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then continue on the highway in the direction of Vidma / 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 crossroad, where we continue left (also possible right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next 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 then follow this ascending road to the mentioned pass, and then we continue right towards the pass Passo Valparola. On the pass we park on one of the parking lots near the hut Rifugio Valparola.
From Primorska: 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 crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
From the hut Rifugio Valparola we continue towards the southwest following the signs »Settsass«. The path then crosses grassy slopes on the right side of the lake Lago di Valparola and brings us to a junction. We continue right on path no. 24, which leads towards the summit Setsas.
The path then starts slightly ascending on still mostly grassy slopes on the south side of the peak Piz Ciampei. Such a path then brings us to an indistinct saddle where we cross a pasture fence.
The path is then for some time somewhat flatter and brings us below the slopes of Le Pale de Gerda, where there are some ruins from the time of the First World War. Further, the path turns slightly to the right and first ascends slightly a few times, then follows a somewhat longer descent and crossing below the northern slopes of the peak Setsas. Here from the path we have a very nice view of the valley Val Badia and the mountain groups Puez and Lavarella. The path, which descends approximately 200 elevation meters, then through a short stretch of larch forest brings us to grassy slopes on the northwestern side of the peak Setsas. Here the path again starts to ascend more steeply and brings us to a junction.
To the right the path leads towards the hut Pralongia, we continue left following the signs »Setsas«. The path then from the junction ascends slightly parallel to the ridge and runs on mostly grassy terrain towards the south. When we reach the ridge we continue left, from the right another path from the hut Pralongia joins us. Here a very nice view also opens up on the mountain groups Marmolada and Sella. For some time we still ascend slightly on wide grassy terrain, then the path brings us to rocky slopes. Further, the path moves away from the ridge to the north side and mostly ascends traversely towards the east. Soon we will also see the cross on the summit of the mountain and only a short ascent follows to the summit from which wonderful views open up on all sides.

On the way: Lago di Valparola (2140m)