Pozza (Buffaure) - Col de Valvacin - Creste del Buffaure - Sentiero I Trec - Val San Nicolò - Pozza

A scenic high-altitude itinerary, which follows the long, panoramic ridge between "Col de Valvacin" and "Sela Brunéch", allows you to contemplate all the peaks of the Val di Fassa from an unusual perspective.

Take the gondola to Buffaure. From here it is possible to climb further still using the chairlift to "Col de Valvacin", or you can walk up the ski run to the crest. You will pass the Baita Cuz Refuge. Now walk along the ridge behind the chairlift terminal (path no. 613) to the top of "Sas de Adam" to enjoy a marvellous panorama of the Fassa Dolomites. Keep on the ridge, first in descent but then uphill, and then the path goes across to the "Sela Brunéch" Pass (2 hrs). Here you have two alternatives. From the "Sela Brunéch" Pass, you first walk along the first part of the ridge (path no. 613/B) and get to a fork. Here take the right along a path that cuts the grassy pasture of the "Val di Roseal" diagonally up to the "Foscac di Sopra" area, nearby three beatiful wooden huts. Right after these small buildings, take the zig-zig path that leads you to a dirt road and soon after to the WW1 Monument and the Baita Ciampiè Refuge in Val San Nicolò where you can walk all the way down to get back to Pozza. <p>Otherwise, get back onto the ridge above the chairlift (path no. 613/B) and proceed to the "Sas de Roces". Here you will have to go round to the south on the side of the Val San Nicolò, and in certain places there is a metal safety cord. You will reach the grassy saddle above "Sas Bianch" and then there is a steep diagonal to the west side of the "Varosc" ridge (path no. 613). Here there are fortifications left from WW1. Now the San Nicolò Pass and the refuge are visible and you will be down in a few minutes (4 hrs). The way back is down through the Val San Nicolò. Take path no. 608 to the Baita Ciampié Refuge, and then the asphalt road back to Pozza.</p>