Ristorante Pietofana - Col Druscie

Access to starting point:
Access from Gorenjska: From Rateče or Predel we cross the border to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then we continue 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.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo then we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo di Falzarego. This ascending road we follow to a crossroad where a narrower road towards restaurant Pie Tofana and mountain hut Col Druscie branches off to the right. The crossroad is located in the lower part of the road towards the mountain pass Passo Falzarego. At the mentioned crossroad, we continue right and we follow the asphalt road all the way to a larger parking lot at the restaurant Pietofana.
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 parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road and then we go straight on a macadam road following the signs »Col Druscie«, left leads the path towards the mountain hut Rifugio Pomedes and Rifugio Ra Valles. Gently sloping road then quickly brings us to another crossroad.
At the crossroad, we continue right following the signs »Col Druscie«, and straight leads the road towards the lake Lago Ghedina and forward towards the settlement Fiames. From the crossing, the road starts ascending steeper and soon a nice view opens up on the mountain groups Sorapiss, Antelao and Pelmo. The road then turns to the left and is slightly ascending towards the north. From the panoramic road views start opening up also on group Cristallo and on the nearby Tofana di Mezzo on which runs a cable car. A little below the summit road turns right and only a short ascent follows to the hut on the summit. By the mountain hut is situated also midway station of the cable car, which runs towards the mountain hut Ra Valles and ahead on Tofana di Mezzo.