Lago Scin - Rifugio Faloria

Access to starting point:
From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Videm / Udine to exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of village Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo Mauria. The road then descends and it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue right towards Auronzo. Further, we follow the signs for mountain pass Tre Croci. From the mountain pass, we continue good 8 km in the direction towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, and then we park on a parking lot near the restaurant Ristorante Lago Scin, which is situated on the right side of the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross the road and at the lake Lago Scin by the main road, we will notice signposts, which point us to the left in the forest. The path immediately at the beginning turns a little to the right and even though there is quite a lot of blazes on the path we still need to pay attention, because there is quite some side paths and cart tracks, which are better beaten than marked path. After a short initial ascent then path brings us to a cart track where we continue right. Cart track then slightly descends and it brings us to motocross polygon, which is already overgrown a little. We continue on a footpath which further runs through the forest on a little swampy terrain. Later, the path ascends a little and brings us on an indistinct saddle where there is a lot of blazes on the trees.
Here, the path branches off to the left towards the secured climbing path (Ferrata Sci Club 18), and we continue straight and we start slightly descending. Further, a gentle path crosses a slope below the cable car and from the left soon joins also the path 206 from the mountain hut Rio Gere. A little wider path then slightly descends and it brings us to a crossing near the macadam road.
On the macadam road downwards leads the path towards the settlement Cortina d'Ampezzo, and on the road upwards there is only few minutes of walking to the mountain hut Mandres, which is situated at the midway station of the cable car. At the crossing, we go left on a footpath following the signs Faloria. The path here runs towards the south and soon starts ascending quite steeply through the forest. For quite some time, we in ascent cross the slopes towards the south and occasionally a beautiful view opens up towards Cortina d'Ampezzo and on the mountain group Tofana. The path then leads us past a smaller well and continues steeply ascending. Higher the forest is replaced by dwarf pines, and the path slowly turns towards the east. The path is still most of the time steeply ascending and in the last part also a bit of caution is needed because the slope is quite steep, and there is also some crumbly gravel on the path. The path then past the abandoned building brings us on less steep slopes. On well-settled gentle path we then soon reach the mountain hut Faloria.

On the way: Lago Costalares (1514m)

Trip can be extended to: Rifugio Tondi