i Fanghi via Mezzomonte

My favorite local climb.  It's got it all: wildness, beautiful views, length, challenging gradient.

The climb

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Piancavallo

The local climb, surprisingly deserted today, only one other rider.
Looking forward to the Giro stage next year.  Should be fun.

Snow higher up on the mountain

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Torrente Colvera, Muie', Meduna

We’ve had a couple of weeks of rain and all the rivers are full.  Today I checked them out.  After Maniago I climbed up through Bus di Colvera and on to Poffabro. There I turned right down Val Muie’ to Navarons.  Dip down to the Meduna river and climbed out at Meduno the town.  Home through a bit of rain. Fun!

Bus di Colvera

Muro del Monte Ragogna

A respite from torrential rains so I rode to Pinzano and Forgaria, then Lago Cornino and across the Tagliamento.  From there slight climb Muris and turn upward to Monte Ragogna, steep but luckily not too long.  Great views here.  The ride home had a slight tailwind so I was happy.   Friulian classic ride.

Pianezza e Rifugio Mariech

Pianezza is the western end of the string of climbs from Vittorio Veneto to the Piave River.  It starts near the piazza in Valdobbiadene and continues steeply to the Pianezza ski area.  From there it starts climbing again steep as ever onto the bald near the summit of Monte Cesen.  Very cold up here on the descent, I was a bit hyperthermic on the way down.  Wonderful climb!

Views from the top

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Madean - Posa Puner

An autumn classic along the strada del prosecco near Combai.  I warmed up from Cison Valmarino  through Follina and after Combai turned onto the road to Madean.  Very shady and chilly but the exertion kept me warm.   Eventually you exit the forest and continue grappling up the mountainous  grassy bald.  After Casera Budui turn onto the gravel road up to Posa Puner.  Beautiful views up here.  Cold descent.  Wonderful climb.

Via delle Malghe Dorsale Cansiglio-Piancavallo MTB

This climb is a variation of the ride starting at Via Ruals at Coultura.
http://dolomiti-friulane.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post_24.html. Instead of going straight at  Malga Brusada take a right turn at the road toward Piancavallo.  This is nicknamed Via delle Malghe, one of the most spectacular rides in Friuli, especially in Autumn colors. Eventually it joins the dorsale Cansiglio-Piancavallo and the descent home.  Glorious!

Gravon MTB

Il Gravon is a large gravelly slope on the mountain side below Pala Fontana, just west of Giais.  I MTB’ed up the gravel road to 700 meters and looked for the trail head connecting with Strada di  Costa Lunga but couldn’t locate it in the undergrowth.  No problem, it’s a glorious day and a fun descent to Glera.  Joyous!

Pala Fontana

Costa Lunga

Autumn colors

Giais

The climb

Flightline - Istituto Matiussi Loop

Passo Praderadego

Praderadego is another favorite wild climb along the front range of  the Monte Cesen Massif.  At Cismon del Val Marino turn onto the narrow lane heading north.  Soon it steepens and then steepens  more as it winds through the forest. Great practice for deep breathing.  There are barricades for recent rock slides but everyone goes around them.  Weave through the rockclimbers’ belay lines and climb steeply yet again.  The pass is lovely meadows surrounded by forested peaks.  Fun descent and long ride home.  Great climb!

Pian delle Femene

A beautiful climb from Revine up the stations of the cross to San Francesco and steeply onward to Pian delle Femene.  Cloudy and cold at the top so no fotos today.  Luckily a tailwind all the way home.

Vivaro Sequals Loop

Flat ride across the Magredi to Sequals and home via Maniago.  Tried to go as fast as possible.  Spectacular weather.

Il Magredi

This is fast for me

Monte Pala MTB

From Travesio I MTB’ed to Clauzetto and Pradis di Sopra.  Missed the turn for Monte Pala and took the steep way from Orton instead.  Turned into a dirt road which I vaguely remembered.  A guy on a tractor stopped to warn me the road ended soon, so I turned around and got back to the pavement.  This connected with the road ascending Monte Pala.  Beautiful, cool climbing weather.  At the top continued until the trail becomes a karst outcropping.  Headed back and a MTBer said we should try the north pala.  This is one of those things I keep putting off and I had to do it again: Marilyn was home waiting and another couple of hours exploring wasn’t possible.  Fun ride back down to Travesio.  Will try again soon.

Karst formations uplifted 1200 meters

Monte Rossa from Monte Pala

The climb