Montaner to Cansiglio

Cruised down to Sarmede and climbed to Montaner then found the narrow  Via di
Guitcillo.  I gave it my best shot and made it maybe two thirds of the way up, then stopped for 5 minutes to recover.  Alas I couldn’t pedal, so I pushed most of the way to the house where the scramble up slope begins.  The blackberry thorns weren’t bad yet and I soon made it to the dirt road. A few more upslopes and I was over the top, immersed in cool shady beech forest.  Descended to the highway from Fregona, rode briefly upward to the dirt road to picnic area.  From there continue on dirt then asphalt to the highway down to Sarone.  From there along Palu to Polcenigo, Budoia, Aviano and home.

Shady Cansiglo lane

Junction with road to Sarone