Rifugio Valparola - Col di Lana (eastern way)
Starting point: Rifugio Valparola (2175 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,53169°N 11,98868°E |
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Name of path: eastern way
Time of walking: 2 h 50 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Altitude difference: 277 m
Altitude difference po putu: 600 m
Map: Tabacco 07 1:25.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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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 hut, continue south-west following the signs "Settsass, Col di Lana". The path then crosses the grassy slopes on the right side of Lake Lago di Valparola and leads to a crossroads. Continue left on route 23 and right on route 24 towards the top of Setsas.
From the crossroads, the path descends gently down a grassy slope and then leads to slightly steeper slopes on the south side of the ridge of the Setsas and Le Pale de Gerda peaks. The fixed safety gear are also helpful on the shorter part. The path then begins to climb gently and crosses the slopes to the west. From the trail we have a good view of the precipitous south face of Setsas all the time, and we can also see the ridge of Monte Sief and Col di Lana. The trail then soon leads to another crossroads, where a trail branches off to the right, leading under the precipitous walls to the west side of peak Setsas.
We continue slightly left along the lower path and continue to cross the slopes to the west, mostly in a gentle ascent. This path then leads us to the grassy slopes below the Pico Setsas peak, from which we have a magnificent view of the Sella mountain group. Here, continue left and follow the path along the fence down to the Passo Sief saddle.
At the saddle where there is a crossroads, continue left on the Teriol Ladin trail and cross the fence. The trail then crosses grassy slopes and begins to descend slightly steeper below the slopes of Monte Sief. Later, the trail turns slightly left and starts to climb gently again below the slopes of the Col di Lana peak. The trail continues along the sparse scrub and leads to a crossroads near the saddle between Col di Lana and Cenglei Peaks.
At the crossroads, where the view to the south opens up, continue sharp right on route 21B. The narrow path then climbs steeply for some time on a grassy slope along the ridge. Higher up, the trail turns left and there is a slightly less steep climb to the bivouac where trail 21A joins from the left. From here it is a short climb past the chapel to the summit.
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