Ossario del Pordoi - Ütia Franz Kostner

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue on a 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 left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next crossroads, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo then we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we then follow to the mentioned mountain pass. On the mountain pass, we come to a crossroad, where we continue on the left road in the direction of Marmolada and settlement Arabba (right Alta Badia). The road ahead is for quite some time descending, and then it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of the mountain pass Passo Pordoi (left Marmolada). We follow a relatively wide and ascending road all the way to the mentioned mountain pass. On the mountain pass, we then turn right on a narrow asphalt road towards the ossuary of German soldiers (Cimitero Militare Germanico). We park on a parking lot at the end of the mentioned road.
From Primorska: We drive on the highway towards Venice / Benetke / Venezia. At town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano, we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a well-settled path towards the ossuary where 8582 German soldiers are buried, who fell in the first world war and 849 soldiers, who fell in the second world war. At the ossuary, we then continue left where signposts for climbing path Via Ferrata Cesare Piazzetta point us to. The path then leads us on a panoramic grassy slope and it soon starts a little steeper ascending. For a short time then path crosses a steeper slope to the right, and then again starts ascending on a slope upwards. The path which is mostly marked with red arrows is then ascending until we get very close to mighty walls where we join the path 626.
Here we continue right and after a short crossing, the path brings us to a sign which marks the beginning of extremely demanding path Via Ferrata Cesare Piazzetta. We still continue on an easy path, which crosses slopes below vertical walls towards the east. After that, the path for quite some time crosses such slope and in doing so few times slightly ascends and descends. From the path soon also view opens up towards the mountain hut Ütia Franz Kostner and after a short descent, we come to a marked crossing.
The path 638 branches off to the left upwards, which through the gully Rissa di Pigolerz leads towards the summit Piz Boe. At the crossing, we continue on the path 626, which then crosses slopes below the steep mountain walls. By the path, we will then also notice some ruins from the time of the first world war, and the path leads us also past a smaller lake. After that, the path turns a little to the left and after a short descent brings us to another crossing.
This time path Lichtenfels (path 672) branches off to the left towards the summit Piz Boe, and we continue right towards the mountain hut Ütia Franz Kostner. From the crossing, the path slightly descends and also the path towards the settlement Arabba branches off right downwards. Then only a short ascent follows to the hut, which can be seen from the path for quite some time.

Trip can be extended to: Pizes dl Valun , Piz Lech Dlace , Cresta Strenta , Piz Boe