Passo Falzarego - Col dei Bos (via Cima Falzarego)
Starting point: Passo Falzarego (2105 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.5195°N 12.0085°E
Path name: via Cima Falzarego
Time of walking: 2 h
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 454 m
Altitude difference (by path): 500 m
Map: Tabacco 03 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (to here possible over a border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then 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. Or from Primorska side, where we drive on a highway in the direction of Trst / Trieste. Further, we drive on Italian highway in the direction of Padova, but only to a highway junction, where we continue in the direction of Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo and then we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we then follow to a large parking lot on the mentioned mountain pass.
Path description:
Only few ten meters away from the parking lot at the bottom station of the cable car on Lagazuoi Piccolo we will notice signs for the tunnel Lagazuoi. The path at first leads on a worse for traffic closed macadam road (road for the purpose of a ski slope), which after a short ascent brings us to the spot, where signs for tunnel point us slightly to the left. We continue the ascent on a wide mountain path, which is ascending parallel with the road which we just left. A moderately steep path then from a lane of dwarf pines brings us on the scree, from which beautiful views are opening up mainly towards the south. Well maintained path, after a little less than an hour of walking, it brings us to a crossing, where we continue right on normal mountain path (left path through the tunnel).
The path then crosses slopes below the steep mountain walls of Lagazuoi Piccolo (danger of falling stones) and a little further through torrent well passes on the scree between the mentioned and the neighbouring peak named Cima Falzarego. Here the path turns a little to the left and on a moderately steep slope ascends on a panoramic saddle forcella Travenanzes, where there is a crossing.
We continue right on an unmarked path (even more to the right from the marked path which leads towards ferrata Lipella), which moderately ascends on a relatively steep upper slope of the peak Cima Falzarego. After 10 minutes of walking since we left the marked path, we come on the upper slope of the mentioned summit, where we turn to the right and after additional few ten strides, we get to an ample peak.
From the top, we start descending on a poorly visible path, which after approximately 5 minutes of moderate descent brings us on the saddle between just summited peak and Cima Bos. From the small saddle on which stands a cross the path again starts ascending, namely relatively steeply upwards. Unmarked but relatively well visible path after additional 10 minutes of walking, it brings us to the summit.
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