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Rifugio Padova » Rifugio P. Galassi
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The Padova hut can be reached by car from the bottom of the valley. From the hut, the trail descends to the Piave river, which it crosses and then climbs again, up the Oten valley through the heart of the Cadore. The stage ends at the Galassi hut, under the imposing peaks of Mount Antelao.
Detailed route description
From the Padova hut the Via Alpina trail heads west along the right bank of the Pra di Toro stream to where it joins the Talagona stream (1120m). Cross a wooden bridge to the opposite bank (fork with trail 352) where shortly afterwards the trail joins the road (sign 342) from the Padova hut. Follow the road for a fair stretch (a brief detour leads to the Cercenà CAI hut (1050m) where food and overnight accommodation are available) until the fork with trail 347 which heads off to the left. At Ponte di Talagona the trail becomes a track leading to Lake Centro Cadore near the Cologna campsite. From the Padova hut to the Cologna campsite the alternative is to follow the road for 7km. Cross the lake created by the dam across the Piave river to Vallasella, a hamlet of Domegge di Cadore.
From Domegge there are buses north to Auronzo di Cadore, Misurina and Val Pusteria; south to Calalzo di Cadore; trains to Belluno and Venice. At Tai di Cadore there are connections to Cortina d’Ampezzo or Longarone and from there the motorway to Treviso and Venice Mestre.
The Via Alpina trail continues along the road to Grea (910m). At the fork with trail 264, leave the road and follow this charming trail to the hamlet of Rizziòs (847m), with its characteristic architecture and unspoilt buildings. In Madonna di Caravaggio (823m) the trail joins the road from Calalzo di Cadore to Val d’Oten (trail 255). At Praciadelàn (1044m – also trails 263, 258 – food available), a track (fork with trail 260) of the Alta via n.5 trail leads to the Capanna degli Alpini hut (1395m –food available), and a trail leads to the Galassi hut (2018m), which lies under the imposing northern cliffs of Mount Antelao (3264m). The hut belongs to the Italian Alpine Club (CAI).
(Regione Veneto)
Other long-distance trails and alternative routes
Alta via trails nos. 4 & 5. The trail follows the Antelao glacier. Mountaineers can climb Mount Antelao (3264m).
Useful topographic maps
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foglio 016 ~ Tabacco (1:25.000)
Useful guidebooks
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Guida Monti d'Italia - Dolomiti orient. vol I parte 1^ ~ CAI-TCI (ISBN )
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Dolomiti del Cadore, C. Berti e R. Tabacchi ~ Edizioni Panorama (ISBN )
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Antelao-Sorapiss-Marmarole, L. Visentini ~ Athesia (ISBN )
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Via Alpina Gelber Weg, Evamaria Wecker ~ Bruckmann (ISBN 978-3-7654-4858-7)
Websites relative to natural and cultural heritage
Last update : 2011-08-15
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21.3 km
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1892 m
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1162 m
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