Rifugio Bai de Dones - Rifugio Scoiattoli (on ski track)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Kranjska Gora via the Koren saddle to Austria, where at the first major junction continue left towards Podkloštro / Arnoldstein and Trbiz / Tarvisio. At the end of Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct you to the right on the regional road, which takes you past the town to the end of the Ziljska valley, or more precisely to Kötschach-Mauthen, where you turn right towards Oberdrauburg. The road continues over the Gailbergsattel Alpine pass (982 m), after which you descend into the above-mentioned town. After crossing a bridge over the River Drava, turn left towards Lienz. At the main roundabout in Lienz, turn left towards Sillian and Itali. Next, cross the national border between Austria and Itali and follow the main road to Dobbiaco/Toblach, where you turn left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. Once in Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo Falzarego Alpine pass. The road starts to climb steeply above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and we follow it for some time, more precisely to the point where, just before a sharp right turn to the left, the road branches off and we quickly reach the large parking lot at the Rifugio Bai de Dones hut. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is 208 km.
b) From Kranjska Gora via Border crossing Rateče to Trbiz / Tarvisio and then on the motorway to Udine. Leave the motorway at Tolmezzo, from where we continue driving towards Ampezzo and on to the Alpine pass Passo della Mauria (1298 m). The road then starts to descend and leads into the Cadore valley, where we continue to the right towards Auronzo di Cadore. At the next crossroads follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. When you arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo Falzarego Alpine pass. The road starts to climb steeply above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and we follow it for some time, more precisely to the point where, just before a sharp right turn to the left, the road branches off and we quickly reach the large parking lot at the Rifugio Bai de Dones hut. From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is 198 km.
c) From Nova Gorica, drive into Itali and continue on the motorway to Portogruaro, where at the motorway fork you turn off in the direction of Belluno. Follow the motorway to its end (do not turn towards Belluno) and then continue driving towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When you arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo Falzarego Alpine Pass. The road starts to climb steeply above Cortina d'Ampezzo, and we follow it for some time, more precisely to the point where, just before a sharp right turn to the left, the road branches off and we quickly reach the large parking lot at the Rifugio Bai de Dones hut. From the border crossing to the starting point is about 230 km.

Path description:
To the left of the bottom station of the cable car leading to the Rifugio Scoiattoli hut, you will see a dirt road that starts to climb up the ski slope. Take the road mentioned above, which soon turns right and turns into a steep cart track (a transport-rescue road for the needs of the ski resort), which climbs up the ski slope. After a few minutes of steep climbing, the cart track becomes transitional and leads into a small valley, where it crosses a small stream. "The Cart track, which continues to climb along the ski slope, becomes slightly steeper again and turns slightly to the right at a higher altitude, where it leads to the bottom station of the cable car leading to hut Rifugio Averau. Here the path, which offers fine views of Averau and back towards the peaks of Lagazuoi Piccolo, Cima Bos, Cima Falzarego and Tofana di Rozes, transitions and joins a wider but steep dirt road a little higher up. The road climbs moderately to steeply for some time, then leads to a small junction where you continue left towards hut Rifugio Scoiattoli (straight ahead or slightly right Rifugio Averau and Rifugio Nuvolau), which you reach in a few minutes of further walking.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Averau, Rifugio Nuvolau, Averau

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