Monte Ortigara from Piazzale Lozze
A trail through karst rock and mountain pines to the summit of the Ortigara, the defining Great War site on the Plateau of the Seven Communes.
- Difficulty
- E Hiking
- Length
- 5.6 km
- Elevation gain
- +310 m / −310 m
- Time
- 3 hours round trip
- Route
- Out and back
- Altitude
- 1778–2095 m
- Season
- Summer Autumn
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The story
In June 1917 the Italian army attacked the Ortigara for days: the summit was taken and then lost, at the cost of tens of thousands of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, many of them Alpini. On the summit a broken column bears the words «Per non dimenticare», lest we forget.
Why go
Because it is a secular pilgrimage among trenches and craters that are still visible, in a harsh and beautiful landscape.
Practical information
- Start
- Piazzale Lozze, Asiago Plateau
- Finish
- Summit of the Ortigara, 2105 m; back the same way or as a loop on trail 840
- Best time
- June–October
- Parking
- At Piazzale Lozze, at the end of a long dirt road.
- By public transport
- No public transport to the car park.
- Water
- None: carry all you need.
- Shade
- Very little.
- Huts and refreshments
- None along the route; a small church and a bivouac hut near the car park.
- With children
- Yes, with older children.
Weather at the start
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What to see on the route and nearby
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