Coltura-Piancavallo MTB

A cold front blew through yesterday, dropping temps and clearing the haze from our skies.  I hopped on the MTB and cruised down to Coltura.  You must find Via San Michele and head west.  Pavement ends shortly and you start climbing hard.  Today finding my way was easy because the trail is marked for the Troi Trek MTB race.  You pass several summer houses, usually deserted but today full of extended families and kids for Ferragosto.  Climb more, past casere and rifugio, through the faggio forest of the Cansiglio.  Eventually you end up at Torrone, pass the turnoff  for Casa Forestale Candiglia and head toward Piancavallo.  There were many more hikers, bikers than usual and even some cars but no problems.

After Piancavallo I descended via Bornass (deserted) to Madonna della Mont and climbed up to Gias, very tired.  What a glorious ride.

Emerging from the forest
onto the grassy altopiano  

Torrone

Crode San Tome

Budoia

Descent to Piancavallo

Mountainside sweeping down to Torrente Artugna

From Coltura to Valle Friz