Passo Tre Croci - Cristallino d'Ampezzo

Access to starting point:
From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and brings us to a crossroad, where we continue right towards Auronzo. Further, we follow the signs for mountain pass Tre Croci.

Route description:
From the mountain pass Tre Croci we go right on a narrow, at first asphalt road (path number 203). At the beginning of the road there are also signposts, which direct us to the mentioned road. The asphalt quickly ends and we continue past a gate and start ascending on a macadam road which is closed for traffic. The road, which runs through the forest, then soon brings us to a crossing where the path towards the notch Forcella del Cristallo branches off to the right, and we still continue on the forest road. When we come out of the forest, the path from the parking lot at the ski slope Monte Cristallo joins us from the left. Further, we ascend on the road for some time, after that signposts direct us right onto a footpath.
The path starts ascending a little steeper and increasingly beautiful views start to open up on surrounding peaks. The path still in ascent crosses slopes towards the northwest and runs mostly by rare dwarf pines. Higher, the path brings us to the saddle Sonforcia where we again join the macadam road.
On the saddle, we continue right on the road, which we then follow all the way to the hut Son Forca.
From the hut, we continue towards the cable car. Signposts at the bottom station of the cable car then direct us onto the ski slope below the cableway. The path further all the time runs on the ski slope below the cable car and starts quite steeply ascending. In the last part, the path ascends on steep scree, which brings us to the upper cable car station.
At the upper station of the cableway, we continue left and first ascend metal stairs. Here begins the secured path Sentiero Ferrato Ivano Dibona on which we can see a lot of remains from the First World War. The path in the initial part ascends a steep ladder, then leads us through some tunnels from the First World War. Further, we ascend briefly along the steel cable, which brings us to the longest hanging bridge in the Dolomites. After crossing the bridge, an ascent on a ladder follows, then we walk for some time along the steel cable on the ridge. The path on the ridge brings us to a crossing where we continue left towards the summit Cristallino d'Ampezzo, and to the right ahead leads the path Ivano Dibona.
The path from the crossing first crosses slightly to the left, then ascends a little steeper up the ridge. In the last part, the path brings us into a smaller notch, where to the right branches off the path on which we join the path Ivano Dibona towards the summit Cresta Bianca and bivouac Buffa.
From the notch follows only a short steep ascent to a panoramic summit.

Along the route: Passo Sonforcia (2110m), Rifugio Son Forca (2215m), Rifugio Guido Lorenzi (3000m)

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