Rifugio Valparola - Setsas
Starting point: Rifugio Valparola (2175 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,53169°N 11,98868°E |
| |
Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 396 m
Altitude difference po putu: 600 m
Map: Tabacco 07 1:25.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
Views: 3.558
| 2 people like this post |
Access to the starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: Via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then along 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.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo di Falzarego Alpine pass. Follow this ascending road to the pass and then turn right towards Passo Valparola. At the pass, park in one of the car parks near the Rifugio Valparola hut.
From the coastal side: Take the motorway towards Venice/Venezia. At Portogruaro, leave the motorway towards Venice and turn right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano, turn right towards Belluno. The motorway ends near Belluno and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions. Continue as described above.
Path description:
From the Rifugio Valparola, continue south-west following the "Settsass" signs. The path then crosses the grassy slopes on the right side of Lake Lago di Valparola and leads to a crossroads. Continue right on route 24, which leads to the summit of Settsas.
The trail then begins to climb gently up the still mostly grassy slopes on the south side of the summit of Piz Ciampei. This trail then leads to a nondescript saddle where you cross a grazing fence.
The path then becomes a little more level for a while and leads to the foot of the slopes of Le Pale de Gerda, where there are some ruins from the First World War. The path then turns slightly to the right and climbs gently a few times before descending a little further and crossing under the northern slopes of the Setsas peak. Here the path offers a very fine view of the Val Badia valley and the Puez and Lavarella mountain groups. The trail, which descends about 200 metres, then passes through a short lane of larch forest and leads to the grassy slopes on the north-west side of Setsas Peak. Here the path climbs steeply again and leads to a crossroads.
The path to the right leads to hut Pralongia, and we continue to the left following the 'Setsas' signs. From the crossroads, the path then climbs gently parallel to the ridge and follows a mostly grassy terrain southwards. When you reach the ridge, continue left, and a second trail joins from the Pralongia hut on your right. Here you also have a very nice view of the Marmolada and Sella mountain groups. For a while we continue to climb gently on the wide grassy terrain, and then the path leads us to the rocky slopes. The path then follows the ridge to the north and climbs mostly transversely to the east. Soon we will also see the cross at the top of the mountain and there is only a short climb to the summit, from which we can enjoy magnificent views on all sides.
Pictures:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
Discussion about the trail Rifugio Valparola - Setsas