Pocol de ra Crosc - Rifugio Duca d'Aosta

Access to starting point:
A) Access from Gorenjska: 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 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 spot, where the road in the direction of the mountain hut rifugio Dibona branches off to the right (turn off is at an altitude approx 1700 meters). On a narrow asphalt road we drive to a crossroad where the road towards the mountain hut Duca d'Aosta branches off to the right. We park near mentioned crossroad where by the road are some smaller parking spots.
B) From Primorska: We drive on the highway towards Venice / 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:
We go right on a macadam road towards the mountain hut Duca d'Aosta. The road from the crossroad is ascending through the forest and it quickly brings us to a ski slope. We still follow the road which further runs on a ski slope. From the path beautiful views start to open up on the mountain groups Sorapiss and Antelao, and even nicer is visible south wall of the nearby Tofana di Rozes. Later road brings us near a little wider ski track where a view opens up towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. Here the road turns to the left, and the forest soon ends. Next follows only the last ascent on the more and more panoramic road to the hut Duca d'Aosta.

Trip can be extended to: Rifugio Pomedes , Ra Bujela (1 h 20 min) , Rifugio Ra Valles , Cima Formenton , Bivacco Baracca degli Alpini , Tofana di Mezzo