Monte Valinis - Monte Prat Loop

Wonderful weather today for a series of climbs.  I warmed up on the road to Meduno where I turned sharply upward toward Monte Valinis.  This is a favorite climb up to 1000 meters, shady and steep.  At the top the usual dozen or so hang gliders had multiplied to (I'm guessing) 80?  Not enough room up here for such a big crowd IMO, but they seemed happy.  At some point safety might be compromised with all this air traffic.

Peaceful ride down the hill to Campone, and then the climb up to Piani di Clauzetto.  Then you descend again to the karst caves of Pradis di Sotto, and immediately head upward toward Pradis di Sopra.  Just before the village head downward again, past the WW 1 cemetery to Forno, slightly uphill and finally down to Pielungo.

Turn left on the main road, cross the bridge and shortly you arrive at Via Zupeit.  This is a moderate but long climb through the forest to Monte Prat.   Very remote feeling in this area, heavenly peaceful.

At Monte Prat you zoom down the tornanti to Forgaria, then Pinzano and refill your borraccia for the long, unshaded ride home.  This area to our northeast is rich with climbs like these: you can mix and match them into infinite combinations.        

Frisanco, Poffabro, Monte Raut

Navarons

View south from Monte Valinis

A small fraction of the hoarde preparing to leap off the cliff 

Peaceful Campone 

Monte Rossa where I MTB'ed the other day

Monte Cuar

Val Tochel, where Via Zupeit climb ends

Monte Valinis

Via Zupeit