Ponte de Ru Curto - Rifugio Cinque Torri

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue 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 a crossroad at an altitude of approximately 1400m. At the crossroad, we continue left in the direction of Alpine mountain pass Passo di Giau and Marmolada. From the mentioned crossroad, we continue driving for 4km, after that few hundred meters before the bridge Ponte de Ru Curto we park on a parking lot on the left side of the road. By the parking lot there are also signposts and information boards.
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 mentioned parking lot we continue few 10 meters on the main road in the direction towards the mountain pass Passo Giau, and then we will on the right side of the road notice signposts, which point us to the right on the path 437 towards the mountain hut Rifugio Cinque Torri.
The path from the road ascends through a meadow and at first turns a little to the left and then turns firmly to the right upwards and brings us into the forest. Further, we are for quite some time ascending through the forest few times the path leads us also through shorter clearings. Occasionally also some view opens up towards the south where we can see Croda da Lago and Monte Formin. Higher, the path turns a little to the left and by the path, we will also notice a smaller waterfall. Forest further is becoming thinner and a view opens up also towards the summit Ra Gusela and towers Cinque Torri. Further, we are ascending through meadows surrounded by forest and a little higher the view starts opening up also towards the north where there is clearly visible Tofana di Rozes. The path then leads us past a smaller holiday cottage and it brings us on a cart track.
We continue on a cart track where from the right side soon also the path 439 from Cian Zope joins. Further, we are still ascending on a well-settled cart track from which even more beautiful views start opening up on surrounding peaks. Higher, we then join the asphalt road from where already a view opens up towards the mountain hut Rifugio Cinque Torri. We continue left on the road and only a short ascent follows to the mentioned mountain hut.

Trip can be extended to: Rifugio Scoiattoli , Rifugio Averau , Rifugio Nuvolau , Averau