Palafavera - Monte Civetta (Via Ferrata Alleghesi)

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 in the valley Cadore, where we continue left towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. Further, we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo to the settlement Venas di Cadore. A little before the end of the mentioned settlement we turn left towards the settlement Forno di Zoldo. The road then through the mountain pass Cibiana brings us in the valley Val di Zoldo, where we continue right towards the mountain pass Staulanza. An ascending road we follow to the settlement Palafavera, where we park on a large parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Palafavera. The parking lot is situated on the left side of the road by the ski slope.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the mountain hut Rifugio Palafavera we continue towards the south and then we go right on a macadam road following the signs »Rifugio Coldai, Forcella D'Alleghe«. After few meters road brings us to a crossroad where we continue right on a macadam road which is closed for traffic. The road further is ascending on and by the ski slope, and at the ascent beautiful views opening up mainly towards the summit Monte Pelmo and Civetta. Later road brings us on the western side of the peak Col Marino della Travesera. Here quite gently sloping road runs on a ski slope and then brings us on the mountain pasture Malga Pioda at saddle Forcella D'Alleghe.
On the mountain pasture where there is a crossing, we continue left on a footpath following the signs »Rif. A. Sonnino al Coldai«. At first still very wide path starts slowly ascending in long zig-zags towards the slopes of the peak Cima di Coldai. The path then turns to the left and in ascent crosses slopes towards the south and brings us below the cargo cableway. Here the path turns to the right and then it is ascending steeper on a slope below the cableway. When we come to the upper station of a cargo cableway, the path becomes gentle and it quickly brings us to the mountain hut.
A little after mountain hut where there is a crossing, we continue left following the signs »Sent. Tivan, Ferr. Alleghesi«, and straight leads the path towards the lake Lago Coldai. The path further for quite some time crosses relatively steep slopes towards the south and on a shorter part we also get help from steel cables. Such a path then brings us to a saddle below the summit Schinal del Bech. On the saddle where there is a crossing, we continue right where large caption on rock »Ferrata Alleghesi« points us to. After that, the path turns slightly to the left and we are soon in front of entrance into a climbing part of the path.
The secured path named Via Ferrata Alleghesi at first moderately ascends by the steel cable, after that soon follows a vertical ascent on stemples and ladder. Further, the path runs mostly on a well-secured steep groove and occasionally follows a shorter crossing to the left and right. Higher, the path brings us to a more demanding part, where with the help of numerous stemples, we ascend over slightly overhang chimney. Further, we are still ascending by the steel cable and also increasingly beautiful views starting to open up towards the north.
The path then turns to the left and crosses slopes below the summit Punta Civetta. Later, the path again starts a little steeper ascending and still runs towards the south. In the last part follows an ascent on the ridge to a panoramic summit.
We descend on the path via normale, which leads on the eastern slopes of the mountain past the mountain hut Torrani and then back towards the mountain hut Coldai. Slopes on which we descend are otherwise slightly less steep but because of the slippery sand also on this path quite some caution is needed.

On the way: Malga Pioda (1816m), Rifugio Sonino al Coldai (2132m)