Fixed rope route "Sentiero attrezzato Zumeles"

Punta Erbing, 2301 m

• Difficulty: medium
• Valuation of the tour: medium
• Details of the via ferrata: 20% steel rope, 80 % exposed path and path
• Duration: ca. 5 hours
• Ascent and descent: 1000m of altitude
• Time of approach: ca. 1 ¾ hours
• Time on the via ferrata: ca. 1 ¾ hours– 350m of altitude
• Time of descent: ca. 1 ½ hours
• Position: South

Difficulty and general information:
This is a classic via ferrata. The ascent is tedious and exposed. Very warm in summer and advisable only for surefooted mountain climbers.

Starting point:
At Dobbiaco we turn left into the Höhlenstein Valley (direction Cortina) to Chiave. Before Chiave we turn left on the street to Ospedale Codivilla Putti. There is a chargeable parking place.

Ascent:
From the parking place we follow the bycicle way in the direction Cortina and turn on way number 202. Weg go uphill to the start of the via ferrata (well signed).

Descent:
From the top we go down on way number 205 and further to Forcella Zumeles. The way number 204 leads downhill to the South to Rifugio Col Tondo and further to the starting point.