Thousand-year-old cultures, different linguistic strains, biodiversity and multifaceted territorial morphologies. Discover the peculiarities of the valleys, municipalities and areas of the mountains of Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Thousand-year-old cultures, different linguistic strains, biodiversity and multifaceted territorial morphologies. Discover the peculiarities of the valleys, municipalities and areas of the mountains of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Summer or Winter, it doesn’t matter: skiers, pedestrians, hikers, bicycle lovers or who simply loves to enjoy a panoramic view, but without getting tired, will find open Ski lifts all over the year in the ski areas of FVG
Discover the Ski areas in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Summer or Winter, it doesn’t matter: skiers, pedestrians, hikers, bicycle lovers or who simply loves to enjoy a panoramic view, but without getting tired, will find open Ski lifts all over the year in the ski areas of FVG
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Looking towards Urtisiel from the Giaf hut
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Challenging loop hike in the Friulian Dolomites, along the Troi dai Sclops route (gentian trail) passing the Giaf refuge and Casera Valbinon
moderate
Distance 13.5 km
Duration7:05 h
Ascent1,326 m
Descent1,327 m
Highest point2,112 m
Lowest point977 m
A loop hike reserved for fit people capable of moving on sometimes unstable terrain such as steep scree and rocky sections.
The route takes place inside the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park, overlooking the basin of Forni di Sopra from whose valley-floor it starts.
The Giaf refuge launches the walker towards the rocky world of these Dolomites, then reaching the Urtisiel pass where the panorama expands. In this hike a short detour leads to the Urtisiel East peak, worth a visit with only a slight extension of the route. Descending again to the pass, the long green traverse reaches the basin of the isolated Casera Valbinon and the subsequent clearing of Canpuros, paradisiacal places.
From the nearby Lavinal pass a long steep descent leads back to the Borsaia locality, close to the starting point of this spectacular hiking loop.
Author’s recommendation
The suggested route is ascending to the Urtisiel pass from the Giaf refuge.
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Prime Alps
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
Urtisiel East Peak, 2,112 m
Lowest point
977 m
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Safety information
Along the route the Giaf refuge and Casera Valbinon are refreshment and refuge points managed during the summer season.
At Canpuros the typical wooden hut offers refuge possibilities in case of need.
Tips and suggestions
The Urtisiel East peak is reserved for expert hikers (E.E.).
Public transport
Forni di Sopra is served by the local public transport line with daily runs.
From the town to the starting point (on foot) allow about 1 hour.
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Urtisiel and Canpuros, Dolomitic wonders
Directions
From Tolmezzo, along the Tagliamento Valley, reach Forni di Sopra following the S.S. 52 Carnica. After Forni di Sopra, past a group of houses, on the left a road branches off to the Giaf refuge (local signs) which must be followed for about 1 km up to the parking near the bridge where vehicle access is forbidden, which is the starting point of the itinerary.
Parking
Parking near the bridge over the Giaf stream.
Coordinates
DD
46.427611, 12.538967
DMS
46°25'39.4"N 12°32'20.3"E
UTM
33T 310912 5144502
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Author’s map recommendations
Tabacco hiking map 1:25000 - No. 016 Central Cadore Dolomites
Equipment
Standard hiking equipment; trekking poles highly recommended.
Better to use high boots rather than low trekking shoes given the many scree fields to cross.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using Italian as the source language
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
