San Martino - Rifugio Malga Pala

Access to starting point:
From Nova Gorica, we drive to Italy and continue on the highway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the highway junction we turn in the direction of the settlement Belluno. We follow the highway to the exit for Belluno; after the settlement Belluno we follow the road in the direction of the settlement Feltre and then towards the settlement Transacqua and the mountain pass Passo Rolle. The ascending road then leads us through the settlement San Martino. From the sign that marks the end of the settlement San Martino, we continue for approximately 1 km, and then on the left side of the road we will notice a smaller parking lot where we park.

Path description:
At the starting point, we will notice on the right side of the road a signpost that directs us right onto the footpath towards the mountain pasture Malga Pala. The path quickly brings us into the forest through which it then gently ascends for quite some time. Later, the path turns to the right and after a short ascent brings us to a marked junction.
Left leads the path towards the mountain pass Passo Rolle, and we continue right towards the mountain pasture Malga Pala. The path further crosses slopes towards the southeast and from the path nice views open up towards the settlement San Martino and surrounding peaks. The path then turns a little to the left and starts to ascend somewhat more steeply in zigzags through the forest. Later, the path becomes slightly less steep and continues to run through the forest. Such a path then brings us a little before the mountain pasture to a junction where a path from a somewhat lower starting point in the settlement San Martino joins from the right. From the junction only a short ascent follows to the hut on the mountain pasture Malga Pala.

Trip can be extended to: Rifugio Colverde ( 10 min) , Rifugio Rosetta (2 h 10 min) , Cima della Rosetta (2 h 40 min) , Bivacco Fiamme Gialle (4 h 40 min) , Il Nuvolo , Cima Vezzana (5 h 20 min)