Da Strobel - Cima Falzarego

Access to the starting point:
a) 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. A few hundred metres before the pass, park in the parking lot of the Ristorante Grill da Strobel. The Rifugio Col Gallina hut is also nearby.

b) 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:
Take the larger parking lot next to the Ristorante Grill da Strobel and at the end of the parking lot you will see signs directing you to the footpath. The path soon crosses a small bridge and then starts to climb through dwarf pines. Beautiful views of the mountains to the south of the Falzarego Pass begin to open up. After climbing through dwarf pines, the path leads us to a crossroads where the path from the above-mentioned pass joins from the left.

Continue to the right along the military causeway, which leads past the ruins of a military hospital from the First World War. From the ruins, continue along the mulatier for a few dozen metres and then, shortly before the signs for the 'Ferrata degli Alpini' protected path, turn left onto an unmarked path.

The unmarked path runs slightly to the left of the above-mentioned protected path. From the crossroads, climb north-eastwards and the path soon leads into a steep valley on the western side of Mount Col dei Bos. After crossing a slightly steeper slope, cross a small stream and then climb steeply up the valley for some time. As there is a lot of rubble on the way, some caution is needed in a few places. On the ascent we have a nice view of the mountains to the south of the Falzarego Pass and of the walls of the nearby peaks, and the protected climbing route is also visible in the wall of the Col dei Bos peak. We continue to climb up the steep valley to the saddle between Col dei Bos and Cima Falzarego.

At the saddle where there is an unmarked crossroads, continue left towards the summit of Cima Falzarego. The path to the right leads to the Col dei Bos peak, and if you continue straight ahead you join the marked path to the Rifugio Lagazuoi hut. From the saddle, continue left and start climbing up the increasingly scenic slope. The path disappears in the last part of the climb and we continue on mostly grassy terrain to the top where a small cross stands.

Descend along the ascent path or continue northwards where you soon join the marked path to the Rifugio Lagazuoi hut.

On the way: Ospedaletti (2160m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Col dei Bos

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