Motorways Managed mountain huts and farm HOW Dolomites the and Alps the between Main Roads Shelters and bivouacs AND hikes amazing for paths Theme Local Roads Carnia Trekking trail CARNIA IN WHERE TREKKING National Road numbers Tourist Information Offices - Carnia Distances in kilometres Swimmingpools C.ra Bordaglia Natural sites Arta Terme Spa 12 di Sopra C.ra Bordaglia di Sotto 16 Malga Lodin 13 14 20 Malga Ramaz C.ra Moraretto Cason Da Nelut C.ra Plumbs 17 22 C.ra Chiadinis Malga Tuglia 11 M. Tenchia 1840 21 Chiampizzulon 15 18 10 06 Malga Tamai Biv. 19 Malga Ielma 08 C.ra Forchia Malga Meleit AUSTRIA Malga Pieltinis Forni Avoltri AUSTRIA Rif. Emblateribm CARNIA Ravascletto 07 Malga Agareit Tarvisio 25 Sauris Arta Terme Pieve di San Forni di Sopra A23 Pietro Tolmezzo Dolomiti Friulane Gemona del Friuli SLOVENIA Europa San Daniele Cividale Piancavallo del Friuli del Friuli Regione Spilimbergo Friuli Venezia Giulia C.ra Mediana UDINE SLOVENIA Palù di Livenza PORDENONE Italia 1758 24 Palmanova GORIZIA Rif. Malga Varmost A28 A4 TREVISO Aeroporto FVG A4 Ronchi dei Legionari Santuario Aquileia 03 della Beata Pieve di San Floriano VENEZIA 02 Vergine SLOVENIA 23 Lignano Grado TRIESTE Sabbiadoro 01 09 Rif. Giaf - Aquileia - - Dolomiti Friulane - - Cividale del Friuli - - Palù di Livenza - NIO M NIO MU NIO M NIO M O UN O N O UN O UN IM D IM D IM D IM D R I R I R I R T A T A T A T IA A L A L A L A L • • P • P P • P • • • • W W W W L L L L O O O O A A A A I I I I R R R R D D D L D L L L D D N D D N N N H O H O H O H O E M E M E M E M R E R E R E R I IT I I E TA IN A IN TA IN T IN G O G O G O A E • G O E • PATRIM PATRIM E • PATRIM E • PATRIM United Nations Archaeological Area and United Nations The Dolomites United Nations Longobards in Italy. United Nations Prehistoric Pile dwellings Educational, Scientific and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia Educational, Scientific and inscribed on the World Educational, Scientific and Places of the power (568-774 A.D.) Educational, Scientific and around the Alps Cultural Organization inscribed on the World Cultural Organization Heritage List in 2009 Cultural Organization inscribed on the World Cultural Organization inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998 Heritage List in 2011 Heritage List in 2011 C.ra Montôf 05 HOW TO GET THERE BY CAR BY PLANE BY TRAIN Motorways Regional Airport of Trieste www.trenitalia.it A4 Torino - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Centre 89.20.21 A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia 04 A28 Portogruaro - Conegliano 80 km from Pordenone www.aeroporto.fvg.it Design and Creation: Five Zone Udine _ Cartography: Attilio De Rovere_Rovere _ Texts Texts by by dell’Agenzia PromoTurismoFVG TurismoFVG_ _ Printing: Printing: La Tipografica Sincromia srl srl (Campoformido - Pordenone UD) Translation by: D’Agostini Organizzazione Dipartimento linguistico Dagoservice _ Photographs: Archivio TurismoPromoTurismoFVG, FVG, Archivio Archivio Parco RegionaleParco Regionale Dolomiti Dolomiti Friulane, Barbagallo,Friulane, Barbagallo, G. Bano, Campanile, G. Bano, Campanile, N. Brollo, N.P. DaBrollo, Pozzo, P. Da U. Pozzo,Da Pozzo, U. Da Luciano Pozzo, Gaudenzio Luciano Gaudenzio tratte dal trattelibro Carnia dal libro Confine Carnia tra Confine cielo e tra Terra cielo Ed., e Terra Ed., G. Menis, M. Milani, Rizzi, Selekta, Tamburlini, M.Verin. INFOPOINT PROMOTURISMOFVG di Tolmezzo Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri via della Vittoria, 4 - 33028 Tolmezzo (UD) DIPARTIMENTO PER LO SVILUPPO E LA COMPETITIVITÀ DEL TURISMO tel +39 0433 44898 / fax +39 0433 467873 Realised within the “Summer Alps Tourism Enhan- Villa Chiozza - via Carso, 3 cement” interregional tourism development project [email protected] (Law 135/01), with the co-financing of the De- 33052Villa Chiozza Cervignano - via del Carso, Friuli 3 (UD) partment for Tourism Development and Competiti- veness, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. tel33052 +39 Cervignano0431 387111 del Friuli (UD) INFOPOINT PROMOTURISMOFVG di Arta Terme tel +39 0431 387111 / fax +39 0431 387199 fax +39 0431 387199 via Umberto I, 15 - 33022 Arta Terme (UD) [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] tel +39 0433 929290 / fax +39 0433 92104 [email protected] Info INFOPOINT PROMOTURISMOFVG di Forni di Sopra via Cadore, 1 - 33024 Forni di Sopra (UD) Discovery Card tel +39 0433 886767 / fax +39 0433 886686 Tolmezzo Infopoint [email protected] Terme Infopoint Forni di Sopra Infopoint Via della Vittoria, 4 Via Umberto I, 15 Via Cadore, 1 I-33028 Tolmezzo (UD) I-33022 Arta Terme (UD) I-33024 Forni di Sopra (UD) Tel. +39 0433 44898 Tel. +39 0433 929290 Tel. +39 0433 886767 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01 02 03 04 Trekking in Carnia THE CAI HIKING Theme paths for amazing hikes DIFFICULTY SCALE between the Alps and the Dolomites T = TOURIST Carnia is the mountain region on the extreme north-western edge of Itineraries on narrow roads, mule From Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is one of the richest areas in the Alps from a tracks or easy paths, with well-marked natural point of view, with over two thousand botanical species and routes that provide no uncertainties or thick age-old forests inhabited by animals that here have found their orientation problems. They are generally Bianchi The Malghe Forni di Sopra In the heart ideal habitat. This guide proposes twenty-five trekking routes with situated below 2000 metres and usually lead to mountain pastures or Alpine various levels of difficulty to discover some of the most charming huts. They require a certain knowledge Loop Route of Forni di Sopra to Sauris of the Park locations, wonderful lakes, Alpine villages built in wood and stone, of the mountain environment and fitness old parish churches and caves. The routes stretch from the gentle to walk. Panoramic Trail Alpine Pastures Trail Nature Trail Panoramic Trail Alpine slopes to the impervious rocks of Mount Coglians or of the CAI Paths no. 346-340-354-342 CAI Paths no. 207-211-211a-209-210 CAI Path no. 209 CAI Paths no. 364-373a-373 Dolomites, surrounded by unspoilt - often still wild - nature. E = HIKING ROUTES Routes almost always on paths, or on traces of passage on various grounds, This easy route stretches over ex- viewpoint over the wide valley. Going on Forni, as far as the narrow col, and The Malghe Varmost, Tartoi, Tragonia climbing as far as the Malga Varmost the path that departs on the left (pay Separated by a mountain range and and to the overhanging Casera dal Aip main tributary of the lake of Sauris. The route stretches in the area of the Start from the village of Vico, near the Near the locality of Rubarai (1030 SEVEN RULES FOR HIKERS usually with trail signs. Sometimes they develop on open grounds, without paths, tremely panoramic Dolomite environ- you will reach the plateau of Cason del then, after small jumps (safety rope) and Montemaggiore huts are linked hut (1758 m), reachable by chairlift as attention to the sign) and that goes up sharing Alpine landscapes of extraor- hut. From here you will soon reach the Finally, go up the Comunale (Municipal mounts in front of Forni di Sotto, in the shore of the Tagliamento river (691 m) m), the path turns right, crossing the 1. For hikes in the mountains, choose 5. If in doubt, go back. Sometimes it is but they are always suitably marked. ments and owes its name to Iginio Boschet (1705 m) where you will go left and mountain pines, you will reach the by the CAI path no. 211 that provides well. From here follow the signs to the the dirt road that leads to the Malga dinary beauty, the two “Gems of the Malga Tragonia hut (1760 m), which road) that, across fields scattered with Friulian Dolomites Park, a UNESCO and go up to Crovares following a cart- Chiarescons stream and the Rio delle the routes according to your physical better to give up than to risk or want to They can be on steep slopes and have “Bianchi” Coradazzi, an Alpine guide leaving the CAI path no. 340. Now go return path CAI no. 342, which from the a great opportunity of trekking at high Casera Tartoi hut (CAI no. 211), which Tragonia hut. Now go down the CAI Alps”, Forni di Sopra and Sauris, are you will catch sight of after the stream. typical stavoli (shelters), leads to Sau- World Heritage Site. Rich in varied flo- way that leads to the Fienili Covardins Masons stream, going up in the Valle and technical skills, gathering face difficulties greater than one’s level, single passages or short stretches and a pioneer climber from Forni. The down a panoramic path, opposite which Forcella Cason col leads back to the altitude on the wide Alpine pastures, you will reach in about an hour, cross- path no. 209, useful to return directly linked by the CAI path no. 209, which Proceed across the pastures as far as ris di Sopra. ra and in plentiful and peculiar fauna, (CAI 364) haylofts. On the left you will dell’Orso valley. At the Forcella Lare- information on the area to be visited. skills, equipment. Preventively plan on rocks, not exposed, not tiring nor If you walk in group, foresee the alternative routes to go back.