Galleria del Piccolo Lagazuoi

Galleria del Piccolo Lagazuoi
This very particular remnant of the First World War is completely equipped with cables and leads through the famous winding tunnel created by the Italian soldiers. Starting from Cengia Martini they dug through the Piccolo Lagazuoi to attack the Austrian soldiers occupying the summit.



Getting there
From Cortina d’Ampezzo to Passo Falzarego (SS 48) and then with the Funivia del Lagazuoi cable car to Rifugio Lagazuoi. Alternativly, follow path no. 402-401 on foot from Passo Falzarego (2117m) (2 hrs- 630m height difference).


Access
Directly from Rif. Lagazuoi along the obvious path.


Ascent
Given its steepness the tunnel is usually descended from Rifugio Lagazuoi. Its dark and damp environment is only rarely broken by a few spectacular windows cut out of the rock, before it opens out below at Cengia Martini and the military remnants. This itinerary is an excellent choice when the weather is poor and a torch, ideally a headtorch, is indispensable. Without a doubt highly interesting and unique, it allows the hiker to experience “at first hand” the enormous hardship and suffering endured by the troops fighting on both sides of the Great War in the Dolomites.


Descent
From Cengia Martini follow the marked path to quickly reach path no.402 which leads back to Passo Falzarego.



Website:
http://www.dolomites.org/

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Enjoy your stay in the Dolomites.