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La parete sud della Cima
up towards the Forcella Col
Tofana di Rózes
Scotóni
dei Bòs. Now, partly following
the road and partly
following the shortcuts,
the 402 goes down to the
south-west and comes on
to the SS48 delle Dolomiti
at Ra Nona (the ninth bend
of the road), 1985m, where
you can stop for refreshment.
Follow the SS road for
about 300m southwards
and, at a bend which cuts
through a marshy area,
take path 440 which goes
sharply south, then east
and then south-east for
I Casonàte. Then, go up
quite steeply, on a basically
good path, firstly through
sparse woodland, then
through the little Potòr
valley, reaching the large
knoll of rock slabs mixed
with scree, sparse pastureland and a dirt-track road north of the
Monte Averàu, not far from the Rifugio Scoiattoli, 2255m. You can
avoid the road (numbered 439), by following the 440 which soon
reaches the Rifugio Averàu, 2413m, near the Forcella Nuvolàù.
Following a good path up the sloping side of the mountain, you
soon reach the beautiful esplanade of the summit with the Rifugio
Nuvolàu, 2575m.
The south wall of the Cima Scottoni
The Rifugio Nuvolàu, owned by the Cortina d’Ampezzo Section of the CAI,
was built on the look out point of the Cima Nuvolàu in 1883 and later rebuilt
in 1970. Exceptional stop-off point, offering fine hospitality and spectacular
views at dawn and dusk. One of the most spectacular, boldest structures in
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