Lago Scin - Rifugio Faloria

Access to the starting point:
Via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then follow the motorway towards Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo, follow the road towards Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then descends and leads to a crossroads where you turn right towards Auronzo. Follow the signs for the Tre Croci Pass. From the pass, continue for another 8 km towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, then park in the parking lot near the Ristorante Lago Scin, which is on the right-hand side of the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, cross the road and, at Lago Scin, you will see signs pointing left into the woods. The path turns slightly right at the start and although there are a lot of signs, you still need to pay attention as there are a lot of side paths and tracks that are better trodden than the marked path. After a short initial climb the path then leads to cart track where you continue to the right. Cart track then descends a little and leads to a motocross track, which is already a little overgrown. Continue along the footpath, which continues through the forest on slightly boggy terrain. Later, the path climbs slightly and leads us to a nondescript saddle where there are many markings on the trees.
Here, the path branches off to the left towards a protected climbing route (Ferrata Sci Club 18), and we continue straight ahead and start to descend gently. The gentle path then crosses the slope below the gondola lift and we are soon joined on the left by route 206 from the Rio Gere hut. The slightly wider path then descends a little further and leads to a crossroads near a dirt road.
The dirt road leads down to Cortina d'Ampezzo, and the road up to Mandres hut, which is located at the gondola intermediate station, is only a few minutes' walk away. At the crossroads, turn left onto the footpath after the Faloria signs. The trail here heads south and soon starts to climb quite steeply through the forest. We continue to climb for some time, crossing the slopes to the south and occasionally getting a good view of Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Tofana mountain group. The path then passes a small spring and continues to climb steeply. Higher up, the forest gives way to dwarf pines and the path slowly turns eastwards. The path continues to climb steeply most of the time and in the last part a little caution is needed as the slope is quite steep and there is also some rubble on the path. The path then leads us past an abandoned building to a flatter slope. After a nicely laid-out sloping path, you will soon reach the Faloria hut.

On the way: Lago Costalares (1514m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Tondi

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