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The Rifugio Nuvolàu from the peak of the Averàu<br />
Towards Forcella Ambrizzóla<br />
At the Passo Giau you immediately take to the south-east, beyond<br />
the road, path 436, which crosses the vast area of grassland and leads<br />
to the Forcella di Zonia and then enters and climbs up a valley west<br />
of the Col Piombìn until the saddle of the same name, 2239m. Beyond<br />
the saddle you cross until you enter the wild Val Cernèra, which you<br />
cross to the east. With a final, easy, zigzagging climb you reach the<br />
large Forcella Giàu, 2360m, which was already visible from the Passo<br />
Giàu and from where there is an extraordinary view over the Lastoni di<br />
Formìn, the imposing base of the Croda da Lago, and the pock-marked<br />
stretch of pastureland which goes as far as the Forcella Ambrizzòla.<br />
Passing under the vertical Dolomite walls of the Lastoni (or Lastöi),<br />
you pass some 50 metres of gradient above the clear waters of the<br />
Lago Delle Baste, 2281m, and then (at an altitude of 2175m), close by<br />
the mesolithic site of Mondevàl (worth a visit; it is fascinating) and the<br />
nearby Casèra (hut) di Mondevàl di sopra, 2158m, where you can find<br />
some simple shelter in case of necessity.<br />
If you have stayed at altitude (i.e if you didn’t go down to the site<br />
and the casèra), continue eastwards on path 436, until you go up a<br />
little and reach the Forcella Ambrizzòla, 2277m; if you set off from the<br />
casèra and then from the site, you cross the pasture, first to the southeast,<br />
then to the north-east on path n.446, and this will take you to<br />
the same saddle.<br />
2,45 hours from the Rifugio Nuvolàu.<br />
34 FROM THE LAGO DI BRÀIES TO BELLUNO THE DOLOMITES “ALTA VIA” N.1 35
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