Ristorante Pietofana - Col Druscie

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 a crossroads where a narrower road branches off to the right towards the Pie Tofana restaurant and the Col Druscie hut. The crossroads are at the bottom of the road towards the Passo Falzarego pass. At this junction, turn right and follow the asphalted road until you reach the large parking lot of the Pietofana restaurant.
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 parking lot, continue along the tarmac road and then head straight onto the dirt road after the "Col Druscie" signs, with a path to the left leading to hut Rifugio Pomedes and Rifugio Ra Valles. The dirt road then quickly leads to another crossroads.
At the crossroads, turn right after the "Col Druscie" signs, and straight ahead the road leads to Lago Ghedina and on to Fiames. From the crossroads, the road starts to climb steeply and soon there are fine views of the Sorapiss, Antelao and Pelmo mountain groups. The road then turns left and climbs gently northwards. From the viewpoint, we also get views of the Cristallo group and the nearby Tofana di Mezzo, which is also reached by a gondola lift. Just below the summit, the road turns right and there is only a short climb to the hut at the top. Next to the hut there is also a gondola stop which leads to the Ra Valles hut and on to Tofana di Mezzo.

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