8)      Rifugio Rinfreddo – Sella dei Frugnoni – Cima Vanscuro - Monte Cavallino - Filmoorhütte (Rifugio Filmoor / Austria) – Casera Rigoieto – Passo Silvella – Rifugio Rinfreddo
Type of journey: Challenging and long itinerary fit for expert hikers. Going through summits and returning along pastures
Time required: 10 hours                         Difficulty: “EE” (Expert excursionist)
Highest Point: m. 2689 – Monte Cavallino
Directions:
From Rifugio Rinfreddo (m. 1887) climb along the army track marked with number 149 till the junction in locality “La Ponta” (m. 2053). Carry on on the left along the winding road (n. 173) till reaching the Sella del Quaternà (m. 2379) Carry on along path n. 148, which comes from the Costa della Spina, till Passo Silvella and, carrying on straight along path n. 160, climb to the Sella dei Frugnoni (m. 2562), were it runs along the Italy-Austria state border. Left the former army barrack on the left carry on the right along path n. 160 (often marked also with number 403 of the Traversata Carnica) and go along the long border crest climbing first to Cima Vanscure (m. 2678), which was Italy’s Summit till the annexation of Alto Adige, then go down to the south slopes of Monte Cavallino and finally under the Cavallinos’ south face. At Forcella Piani di Sabbia, with amusing digression, one can climb (short equipped stretch) to the plateau-ledge of Monte Cavallino (meeting point every end of August of Comelico and Gailtals’ population under Europes’Cross) and from here along the path to the mountain top (m. 2689 – highest elevation of the borders’ peak between Austria and Veneto) to then go down along the south-east ledge, also equipped, and reach the Forcella Cavallino and from here the Rifugio Filmoor ( pathsign 403). Go back to the Forcella Cavallino and firstly in altitude at the edges of the moraine then going down on hillocks and wide pastures along the path n. 146 till Casera Rigoieto (m. 2080); from here go up on a wide track till Passo Silvella (m. 2362). From here return to Rinfreddo going along again paths n. 148, 173 and 149 already done on the way.