La Ferrata Scala del Menighel è a short and unique stretch that, as the name says, è a true scala: a long series of metal frames that dates back to a bastion of about 100 meters on the north side of the Tofana of Rozes, cutting the valley of the Masarè. It is usually used to complete the tour at the base of the Tofana di Rozes by leaning to the Giussani Refuge. There is no difficulty; techniques of relief, but è exposta and the structure of the fixtures, dating back to the early twentieth century, requires concentration.

Starting point the Rifugio Dibona, on the ampezzano slope south of the Tofana di Rozes, reachable by asphalted road that departs from the state Cortina– Passo Falzarego (follow the indications for the Rifugio Dibona, avoiding the junction for the Rifugio Duca d'Aosta). Open road signs on Google Maps. From Dibona take the path 403 on road, with modest slope, towards the south wall of Tofana; at a crossroad the 403 goes right towards the Giussani Refuge, but continue straight towards the south wall on the path 404, ignoring the bivi for the Ferrata of the Tofana Cave and for the Lipella/Gallerie del Castelletto. You reach the Forcella Col dei Bos and turn north into the Val Travenanzes, up to a fork on the right that leads to all' evident bastion of the Scala del Menighel (2h 30' from the Rifugio Dibona).

The ferrata è divided into two sections very similar. The first begins with a long series of fixtures, curves in the terminal tract, which rise diagonally to the left on a moderate gradient first then più vertical: the ascent has no difficulty; techniques, being a sequence of steps, but l' exposure quickly becomes evident. You can reach a census from which you can può admire calmly the waterfall that drops a hundred meters più to the left. The second section continues with the same fixtures, now bending to the right and with greater verticalità, until the end of the equipment (20' from' attack, about 3h totali).

Due to the modest technical difficulties, it is also possible to hikers with moderate experience, but very exposed.

GPS tracks (GPX and KMZ) are available; the map of Cortina and the Dolomites of Ampezzo or the Val Badia of 4Land is useful for the area.

The Scale of Menighel is first via ferrata of the area of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Luigi Gilarduzzi, called "Minighèl", blacksmith and manager of the Wolf von Glanvell Refuge in Val Travenanzes (drawn by the Italian artillery in 1915). To connect his refuge to the Giussani Refuge (then Cantor), Gilarduzzi forged 200 robust metal pioli that in 1907 they became the "Scala del Menighel".

The return is ringing around the Tofana of Rozes. From the end of the ferrata, under the north wall, climb steeply on the path 403 with a series of hairpin bends up to the Giussani Refuge (2580 m, 1h from the end of the ferrata); from here, always for the 403 narrow between the Tofana of Rozes and Punta Anna, you descend to the Rifugio Dibona (1h from Giussani, 2h from the end of the ferrata, 5h totali).

Often it matches downhill to Ferrata Lipella that goes up to the Tofana of Rozes. From the Giussani refuge you can reach Ferrata Formenton at Tofana di Dentro e il Sentiero Attrezzato Olivieri; by Dibona Path equipped Astaldi. To the Falzarego Pass Tomaselli, la Fuses at Sas de Stria e l'Averau.