The Sasso di Santa Croce, also known as Rosskofel and the neighbouring peaks are part of the Fanes-Senes-Braies-Nature Park
Image gallery: Sasso di Santa Croce
The 2,907-m high Sasso di Santa Croce (Heiligkreuzkofel in German) in the Fanes group, is located at the eastern border of the Val Badia. Below its western wall lies the municipality of Badia with the Santa Croce pilgrimage church and the Sasso Croce mountain hut (2,045 m a.s.l.). The mountain hut built in 1718 is a listed monument since the 1980s.
The peak of the Sasso di Santa Croce, also known as Sas dla Crusc in Ladin, is accessible from the Alpe di Fanes in a more than 6-hour hike. The route leads past the Santa Croce pilgrimage church and the Forcella Santa Croce (2,612 m a.s.l.) before ascending the path to the summit cross.
The "Mittelpfeiler" is a famous climbing route. This itinerary was created by Reinhold and Günther Messner in 1968 and is classified as level 6 and therefore one of the most difficult routes on the Sasso di Santa Croce.
