Landro - Rifugio Auronzo

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, where we go on a highway in the direction of Videm / Udine. We leave the highway at exit Tolmezzo and we follow the road to the mentioned settlement. From Tolmezzo we continue in the direction of the settlement Ampezzo and mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then starts descending and brings us into a valley Cadore, where we continue right (left Belluno and Cortina d'Ampezzo) in the direction of the settlement Auronzo. After few additional km of driving, we come to the next bigger crossroad, where we go right in the direction of the settlement Misurina (left mountain pass Tre Croci). From here we descend on the road to a bigger crossroad where we continue right towards the settlement Toblach / Dobbiaco (left Cortina). From the crossroad, we continue past the lake Lago di Landro / Dürrensee. From the lake, we follow the main road for approximately a kilometer, and then we turn right on a larger macadam parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go towards the east on a macadam road (path 102) following the signs »Rif. Locatelli«. Already after few ten meters, we come to a crossroad where we continue straight on a gently sloping macadam road. Here from the path a nice view opens up on the mountain group Cristallo and on the nearby Monte Piano.
When we get a little closer to slopes of the mountain Monte Piano we are again on a crossing. The path towards the mentioned summit and towards the lake Lago di Landro branches off to the right, and we continue slightly left following the signs »Rif. Locatelli«. Further, we still walk on a macadam road, that runs through the valley Valle della Rienza/Rienztal by the stream Rienza Nera. Later, the path towards the climbing garden branches off to the left, and a little after that also the path towards the mountain pasture Malga Rinbianco branches off to the right. At the crossings, we still continue on a gentle road from which a very beautiful views are opening up on surrounding peaks above the valley.
Also path number 10 towards the saddle Passo Grande dei Rondoi and ahead towards the mountain hut Tre Scarperi then branches off to the left, we still continue on a macadam road which then soon passes into a footpath. The path further still runs by the stream Rienza Nera and leads us through a thin larch forest.
When we come on a smaller grassy clearing, worse beaten footpath towards the mountain hut Langalm Hütte branches off to the right. Here we continue straight following the signs Rifugo Locatelli. Further, the path brings us out of the forest and then in dolgih zig-zags is ascending through dwarf pines. Later we come on steeper slopes, where we will by the path notice also a waterfall. The path on this part is also secured with a fence. Next follows a shorter ascent, and then we come on less steep grassy slopes from which a breathtaking view opens up towards Tre Cime / Drei Zinnen.
The path with a view soon brings us to a crossing where we go right towards huts Langalm and Auronzo, straight leads the path towards the mountain hut Locatelli. From the crossing at first we slightly descend and then we cross gentle grassy terrain towards the south. Such a path brings us to the signposts where another path towards the mountain hut Locatelli branches off to the left. At the crossing, we continue straight, soon the path turns right and starts ascending. After a little steeper ascent slope again flattens and the path brings us to the mountain hut Langalm from which is a breathtaking view on the nearby Tre Cime.
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the south and the path leads us past some smaller lakes, which are located below the mountain walls of Tre Cime. Mostly gentle path further turns slightly to the right and brings us on the western side of Tre Cime. Here the path in a gentle ascent crosses little steeper slopes and it brings us on notch Forcella Col di Mezzo from which a view opens up towards the lake Misurina and on the mountain group Cristallo.
From the notch, we continue slightly left and at first, we slightly descend. After that, the path crosses a slope towards the east and it brings us to parking lots, which are located on the south side of Tre Cime. From here we continue on the road and only a short ascent follows to the mountain hut Auronzo.

On the way: Langalm Hütte (2283m), Forcella Col di Mezzo (2315m)