Scheda

Segnavia: 

16, 33, 14 e 1

Data del rilievo: 

12/10/2011

Foto: 

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Tipologia Percorso: 

Circolare

Difficoltà: 

EE

Periodo Consigliato: 

June to October

Tempo Complessivo: 

6h00'

Tempo di Salita: 

3h00'

Tempo di Discesa: 

3h00'

Quota di partenza: 

1200 m

Quota di Arrivo: 

2378 m

Dislivello: 

1178 m

Accesso: 

Exit the station Bressanone Nord on the motorway A22 and go right on the national road 49 of Pustertal. Drive until the entrance of the village of Dobbiaco (Toblach). Here take a little road leading to the small group of houses of Rienza (indication signals). Cross this village and continue for some hundred meters in the direction of Tobalch lake parking then near a group of scattered houses where a roadsign forbids further transit.

Introduction

Due to its isolated position in the center of high Pustertal, Mount Serla enjoy reputation as a famous viewpoint on the Valley itself and on the dolomitic crown that borders it from North to South. Very interesting in particular the view of the chain of the Rocca di Baranci, the Peak of Vallandro and in the direction of Misurina's Dolomites, and North towards the Pusterese Alps as well. We are talking about a long and agreable walk allowing to accomplish a ring descending then to the beautiful Lake of Dobbiaco.

Description

To the right of the parking lot immediately notice a path (sign) that slips in the beautiful forest of conifers and starts to climb with a nice, shady track of the so-called Dosso Sarles, forepart of Mount Serla covered from dense forests. With a few turns you gain altitude and reach the intersection with a road that comes down from the hamlet near the saws Maso Trog ( Trogerhof ) at an altitude of 1437 m. Continue on the road or (better) follow a path that branches off to the right at the farm and proceed as a shortcut in the beautiful forest, signed with nr. 16. This trail crosses two times the road and meets it again higher. Now, in view of the rocky northern slope of Mount Serla, continue for a few hundred meters on the until, near a fountain, you leave it (warning signs) and continue the climb through the woods alternating with meadows covered of beautiful wildflower. The path climbs steeply now more focusing on the wall of our mountain, and with a few turns gains an extensive grassy plain bounded by a long fence at the Pass Sues ( Sueseriedl ) (2013 m.). Up to here about 1h30. Leave the path 16 which leads to the Plaetzwiese (Braies valley) turn left on the trail nr. 33 which is to circumvent the west slope of Mount Serla and continues the bumpy ride between large boulders, crossing some steep gullies and debris from getting on with at times arduous path. Now the trail points to the southwest ridge of the mountain and reaches it by a climb in costs between rocks and pines, at a saddle called the Fork Serla ( Serlsattel ) at an altitude of 2239 m. Here, overlooking the south side we notice how this is quite different from the opposite side and made of steep grassy hills but easy. The trail continues reported, but with no number, on these hills, and in sight of the summit cross, takes a large circle with a moderate slope of a bend, leading to the ridge top.
Enjoyed the scenery and signed the book of the summit, you descend to the fork Serla again then choosing, for the descent, the path (always signaled by the nr. 33) down the slope opposite to that edge. Among very steep meadows and along a ridge overlooking the side of Braies continues pointing to a small rise (Punta del Monego) but doesn't reach it because it turns left along a track with uncertain rare red and white signs that dives through steep meadows and reaches directly Serla Alpage near another farm road. Longer, but scenically rewarding schoice is to continue on the path 33 until Serla Pass (2100m), in a southerly direction opposite the Peak of Vallandro (Durrestein). Just crossed this Pass leave the Alta Via nr. 3 and take the path nr. 14 that, along the fresh Rio Serla ( Sarlbach ) goeas now back to the North to the Serla Alpage (an extra hour is requested for this variant). From this hut (restaurant) the road descends steeply (very tiring path) to the Landro Valley. A shortcut when in sight of the marshy area that fringes the southern shore of Lake Dobbiaco, leads you to another valley where it crosses the road marked with nr. 1, which, going up and down, drives to the lake near a great camping. Left to right, a hotel, always on the left basin of the River Rienza, emissary of the lake, cross the small fraction of Sega ( Seghauser ) and returns to Rienza right near the parking lot where we had left the car.

Author

• Check the page of Giovanni Consigli

Bibliography

• Stefano Ardito: A piedi sulle Dolomiti di Cortina. Iter Edizioni, 2001

Cartography

• Dolomiti di Sesto 1:25.000 - foglio 010 Editrice Tabacco - Udine, 2008

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