Sant'Uberto - Bivacco Baccon Barborka

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where we head onto the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine. We leave the highway at the Tolmezzo exit 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 major junction, where we turn right in the direction of the settlement Misurina (left Tre Croci pass). From here we descend the road to a major junction where we continue left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo (right Austria). From the mentioned junction we continue for approximately 10 km towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, then in a sharp left turn we turn right onto the road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Ra Stua. We park on the parking lot, which is located right at the beginning of the mentioned road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go left on a cart track following the signs »Valle di Fanes« (path no. 10). The cart track from the parking lot starts descending and quickly brings us to a marked junction. At the junction, we go right on a footpath following the signs »Valle di Fanes«. From the junction, the path starts descending through the forest and brings us to an asphalt road.
We continue right on the road and cross a bridge over the stream Rio di Fanes. The road, which runs along the stream, then brings us to a junction.
Right leads the more demanding path named Sentiero dei Canyons, we go left (path no. 10) on a road which is asphalted for a short time and then becomes macadam. Further on, the road mostly ascends gently through the forest, occasionally with views opening up on the nearby peaks.
Later a footpath towards the saddle Posporcora branches off to the left, we continue on the macadam road. The road then turns slightly to the right and over a bridge crosses the deep gorge Gola di Fanes. We continue on the road and quickly reach another junction. Near the junction there are also a few benches and tables.
At the junction we continue left on the road, straight ahead leads the path Scorciatoia (shortcut), which is somewhat steeper and later rejoins the road. From the mentioned shortcut the path Sentiero dei Canyons also branches off. At the junction to the right leads the path to the waterfall Cascata di Fanes, which is just a few minutes' walk along an exposed ledge (recommended use of self-belaying).
We thus continue left and continue ascending on the macadam road, which is also suitable for mountain bikers. After a short ascent we come to another junction where path 401 towards the notch Forcella Posporcora branches off to the left. We continue right and ascend further on the road through the forest from which views to the surrounding peaks open up more and more frequently. The road further on ascends more steeply in places and is occasionally concreted. Higher up the path Sentiero dei Canyons branches off to the left, which also leads towards the valley Val Travenanzes.
Our path then slowly turns right and approaches the stream Rio di Fanes again. Here the path Scorciatoia joins from the right, shortly after the path to the last waterfall on the stream Rio di Fanes branches off to the right. To the waterfall it is just a few minutes' walk along an exposed path. Here too the use of self-belaying is recommended.
At the junction the road turns gently left and further runs along the mentioned stream. The path soon brings us out of the forest and wonderful views open up on the surrounding peaks. The panoramic path then brings us to the lake Lago di Fanes.
At the end of the lake we cross a bridge and continue on a gentle cart track along the stream. The path brings us to a fence where we leave the nature park Dolomiti d'Ampezzo and enter the nature park Fanes-Senes-Braies. Here also runs the border between the region Veneto and South Tyrol (Trentino - Alto Adige). We continue on the cart track, which briefly still runs along the stream and then ascends somewhat more steeply, bringing us from grassy slopes into the forest. The forest becomes sparser and from the path we have a nice view of the peaks above the valley Valle di Fanes. Our path runs along the stream again for a while and brings us to a junction.
Right leads path 10A towards the hut Rifugio Fanes, we continue left on the road towards the pasture Malga Fanes Grande. Further on the road runs in a gentle ascent towards the southwest. Later the road starts descending gently and from the right the road from the hut Rifugio Fanes joins. Only a short descent follows on the panoramic road to the hut Ütia de Gran Fanes.
From the hut we continue on the road, which leads us across a panoramic pasture and we descend slightly more. The road then crosses a small bridge and soon brings us to a marked junction.
At the junction we go left on path no. 17 or Peace Path (Fridensweg / Via della pace). The path from the junction first runs across a grassy slope and then brings us into a belt of very sparse larch and pine forest. The path is further marked with no. 17 and signs VB and FR, denoting the peaks Vallon Bianco and Furcia Rossa. The path continues gently ascending and runs along an old military mule track towards the southeast. The path slowly turns a bit more to the left and a view towards the east on the valley Valle di Fanes begins to open up. The mule track brings us here onto rockier terrain along which we soon reach a junction.
Right leads path 17 towards Monte Castello or bivouac Bivacco della Pace, we continue left on the path towards the peaks Furcia Rossa and Vallon Bianco. From the junction the path then crosses the slopes somewhat more to the east for quite some time and brings us to somewhat steeper slopes. Follows an ascent mostly in switchbacks on the steep slope and the path brings us to the next junction.
Right branches off a secured climbing path towards the summit Furcia Rossa III and further towards bivouac Bivacco della Pace. At the junction we continue left and ascend for some time more on the panoramic path. The path then turns slightly right and along a wide ledge and then along the upper edge of the scree brings us again to a junction.
Left leads the path towards the summit Vallon Bianco, we continue straight towards the summit Furcia Rossa II by which there is also the smaller bivouac Bivacco Baccon Barborka. From the junction we continue in the same direction and ascend below the walls towards the south. The path then turns right and ascends traversely across the rocky slope towards the main ridge. Just before the ridge we then continue left and quickly reach bivouac Bivacco Baccon Barborka. From the bivouac we can ascend a few more meters to the summit Furcia Rossa II from where a magnificent view opens up on the peaks above the valley Val Travenanzes.
We descend along the ascent path.

On the way: Lago di Fanes (1832m), Ütia de Gran Fanes (2102m)