Passo di Fedaia - Rifugio Serauta (via ski slope)

Access to the starting point:
First, drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (you can get here via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then take 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 left (possibly right) towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all subsequent junctions, follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo and then follow the signs for the Passo di Falzarego Alpine Pass. In the first part of the ascent towards the Falzarego Pass, you will reach a crossroads where the signs for Passo di Giau (2233 m) and Marmolado point to the left. After the Giau Pass, the road starts to descend and we follow it through the settlements in the lower part towards Marmolada or Passo di Fedaia. The road then starts to climb again and leads us higher up to the Fedaia Pass, where we park in the parking lot of the Rifugio Fedaia hut.

Access from Primorska: Take the motorway in the direction of Padua, but only as far as the motorway junction, where you continue in the direction of Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno, the motorway ends and we follow the road towards Belluno, where we turn right at a major junction towards Agordo. From there, follow the frequent signs for Marmolada or Passo di Fedaia. When you reach the pass, park in the parking lot of the Rifugio Fedaia hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the cottage, turn left onto the macadam road (transport-rescue road), which runs alongside the cable car. The road climbs up the ski slope below the slopes of the Sass del Mul peak and soon opens up to a beautiful view of Lake Fedaia. Continue along the road as it climbs up the valley between the Punta Serauta and Sas da les Unesc peaks. After the ski slope, the road then turns slightly left under the slopes of the Punta Serauta peak. Continue along the road for a while, which climbs near the cable car, and then the road soon ends.

At the end of the road, continue left towards the precipitous cliffs of Punta Serauta. The path is not very visible at this point, but the ascent is not difficult as the slope is still relatively gentle. There is a slightly steeper climb up the left side of the valley, which leads to the start of the glacier.

Here, equip yourself with a snowshoe and ice skis and continue your ascent on the ski slope. We then continue for some time up the ski slope on the left side of the valley towards the Serauta saddle, where there is an intermediate station for the gondola lift. When you get close to the saddle, you will see a tunnel on the left leading from the ski slope to the Rifugio Serauta hut. Take the tunnel and it's an easy walk to the hut where the gondola stops.

If you are ascending to the hut at a time when the gondola is not in operation (after 15 September), the gate at the end of the tunnel may be locked. In this case, there is some climbing from the ski slope to the hut.

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