Rifugio Valparola - Piz Ciampei

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.
At the grazing fence (or even a few tens of metres before the fence), leave the marked path and turn right onto a trackless path. From here the cross on the top of the mountain is visible, so orientation is not too difficult despite the trackless path. After leaving the marked trail, initially climb parallel to the fence for a while until you reach the south-west side of the summit of Piz Ciampea. As you approach dwarf pines, continue to the right along a less visible path which leads under the western rocky slope of the mountain.
From here it is only a short climb up a slightly steeper rocky slope to the summit.

On the way: Lago di Valparola (2140m)

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips, panorama