Rifugio Ra Stua - Croda del Beco / Seekofel

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 left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo (right Austria). From the mentioned crossroad, we continue for approximately 10 km towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, and then in a sharp left turn we go right on the road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Ra Stua. Narrow asphalt road we follow all the way to a larger parking lot at the mountain hut.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Rifugio Ra Stua we continue on a macadam road which is closed for traffic. Already immediately at the beginning footpath towards the notch Forcella Lerosa and valley Gotres branches off to the right. A little later also the path towards the valley Valbones and towards the bivouac Helbig Dall'Oglio branches off to the right.
We still continue on a gently sloping macadam road which for some time still runs by pastures, and then it brings us into the forest. Further for some time we walk through the forest by the stream Boite, and then we come again on grassy slopes where there is also a crossroad.
The road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Fodara Vedla branches off to the left, and we continue straight on a macadam road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Sennes. Already after few ten meters, we come to another crossing.
This time we go right on a footpath towards the lake Lago di Foses and mountain hut Rifugio Biella, and further on the road leads the path towards the mountain hut Rifugio Sennes. From the crossing, the path at first leads over grassy slopes on which from the right joins the footpath from the mountain hut Ra Stua. The path then brings us into dwarf pines through which we start ascending steeper. Through dwarf pines we start quite quickly gaining altitude and soon the views start opening up towards the mountain group Tofana and towards Monte Pelmo. Later, the path turns a little to the left and it brings us on a little less steep slopes. From dwarf pines path brings us on more grassy terrain where from the right side joins a little worse beaten footpath which runs below the slopes of the peak Monte Geralbes. The path with increasingly beautiful view here runs towards the northwest and leads us past a smaller lake Lago di Remeda Rossa. The path further slightly descends and a view also opens up towards the summit Croda del Becco (Seekofel). The path then leads us past the lake Lago Piccolo and it brings us to a bigger lake Lago di Fosses.
At the lake where there is a crossing, we continue right following the signs »Rifugio Biella«. The path at first leads us on the left side of the lake and then again starts slightly ascending. When the path turns to the left we come to a little poorly visible crossing. Here an unmarked path branches off to the right towards the notch Forcella Cocodain, and we continue left on a marked path towards the mountain hut Rifugio Biella.
The path further runs towards the northwest towards the slopes of the peak Croda del Becco and is all the time slightly ascending on mostly grassy slope. Such a path then runs all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Biella.
At the mountain hut, we continue slightly left following the signs »Croda del Beco«. The path after a short ascent quickly brings us to the notch Forcella Sora Forno where there is a crossing.
At the crossing where there is also a smaller chapel we continue left towards the summit Croda del Beco. Here the path starts ascending steeply on a rocky ridge. Higher on a shorter part we also get help from some fixed safety gear in form of a chain. Further slope becomes less steep and the path runs by the left side of the ridge. The path is for some time ascending diagonally and then we soon reach the peak from which is a breathtaking view on all sides.

On the way: Lago di Remeda Rossa (2120m), Lago Piccolo (2146m), Lago di Fosses (2142m), Rifugio Biella / Seekofel Hütte (2327m), Forcella Sora Forno (2388m)