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San Forca (Cortina)

The San Forca viewpoint below Monte Cristallo is a perfect vantage point and also scores with a varied and epic trail descent.

Description

The starting point of the tour is the railroad line just above Cortina d'Ampezzo. From this disused track, which serves as a cycle path, you pass the Ospedale Codivilla-Putti and continue up the former military road with a relatively constant gradient through the forest. Above the Rifugio Mietres, after crossing it, you briefly come across the pass road to the Passo Tre Croci, then onto the old cycle path again and then the route continues steeply and challengingly parallel to the ski slope to the highest point of the tour, the San Forca viewpoint. This is reached at over 2100 meters above sea level and offers a magnificent panorama of the Dolomites towards Punta Nera and Punta Sorapiss in the south, as well as the Cristallo massif in the north. The scenery here is particularly breathtaking in autumn when the larches are in color and the visibility is good.

The descent also starts at the highest point. Rolling in starts at difficulty S0. Immediately afterwards, at the saddle on the ski slope, the former military trail descends on difficulty S1, occasionally S2, with a few hairpin bends. The ski slope is then crossed and the difficulty increases and varies between S1 and S4. After crossing the stream, the route continues very flowy on S1 before taking the path towards Agriturismo El Brite De Larieto. Here you come across the ascent route again, cross it parallel to the mountain ridge and then use the last downhill on a typical Dolomite trail on gravel and over root carpets before you finally rejoin the old railroad line. With a constant incline, you roll back to the starting point in a relaxed manner.

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