Campitello (Col Rodella) - Friedrich August Weg - Duron Pass - Val Duron - Campitello

Friedrich August Weg, opened on July 30 1911, this track is dedicated to Frederick August III of Saxony, a regular in the valley. The path no. 557 links the Sella Pass via "Sela Rodela" (pass) to ex-refuge Seiseralpe. 

Take the cable car from Campitello to Col Rodella. Then go downhill on path no. 529 to the "Sela Rodela" (Rodella Pass). Here you take path no. 557 which is named the Friedrich August Weg after the King of Saxony, a keen botanist. The path is easy and runs across the lower slopes of the "Sasso di Levante" and the Sasso Piatto mountains. You will pass the Friedrich August Refuge and the Sandro Pertini Refuge. Then you will reach the Sasso Piatto Refuge on the grassy saddle known as "Giogo di Fassa" (2 hrs 15). Now go straight on path no. 594/4 and proceed along the crest of dark volcanic rock - "Cresta di Siusi" or "Ores de Fascia" - to the Duron Pass. The panorama is superb with the Alpe di Siusi in the foreground and the Odle mountains behind. From the Duron Pass you can make the climb up to the Alpe di Tires Refuge. The dirt road up to the Alpe di Tires Refuge is steep, particularly the last section, as it climbs up past the "Molignon" mountain to the left and the "Denti di Terrarossa" to the right. The way back starts off from the Duron Pass, so make your way back there. Take the dirt road which leads to Campitello down through the Val Duron (path no. 532). Initially you will go through the high pastures, then along the flat valley floor to the Micheluzzi Refuge. From here the road is fairly steep as you complete the last section to reach Campitello.