As soon as you start descending along CAI trail No. 442, a further remain left by the Susa Battalion can be admired: an altarpiece. It is a small concrete construction with a bas relief representing the Holy Virgin in the middle. Despite the action of the weather, the colours of this sacred image are still visible.
At the base of this altarpiece lies the frieze of the Battalion, originally somewhere else on the mount. This is a coloured bas relief representing a flying eagle carrying two crossed rifles with the number 3 in the centre, a clear reference to the 3rd Regiment of the Alpine Corps, which included the Susa Battalion. On the left, instead, you can read number 35 (the identification number of the battalion) and on the right the year of its construction, 1916, when the Battalion was moved to the Carnic zone (the Susa had previously fought on the mountains of the Upper Isonzo and, following the defeat of Caporetto, was sent to Mt. Grappa and the Pass of Tonale).
Behind the altarpiece, you can take in wonderful views of the southern peaks of the Carnic Alps and the village of Paularo. Further on, a well-preserved defensive wall is still visible.
