Road of the 52 Tunnels on the Pasubio
A military mule track carved into the rock of the Pasubio, with 52 numbered tunnels and sheer drops, climbs to the Porte del Pasubio; you return by the Strada degli Scarubbi.
- Difficulty
- EE Expert hikers
- Length
- 10.6 km
- Elevation gain
- +1210 m / −1070 m
- Time
- 5–6 hours
- Route
- Point to point
- Altitude
- 1057–2007 m
- Season
- Summer Autumn
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The story
It was built in 1917, in about ten months, by the miners of the Italian army engineers: it was meant to carry men and supplies to the top of the Pasubio out of range of the Austrian artillery. Each tunnel has a number and a name. The Pasubio was one of the harshest fronts of the Great War, with the front lines just a few dozen metres apart.
Why go
Because it is a masterpiece of military engineering and one of the most thrilling routes in the Pre-Alps, with the history of the war at every turn.
Practical information
- Start
- Passo Xomo / Bocchetta Campiglia (Valli del Pasubio)
- Finish
- Porte del Pasubio, descending by the Strada degli Scarubbi to Bocchetta Campiglia
- Best time
- June–October
- Parking
- Car parks at Bocchetta Campiglia and the Passo Xomo (very busy at weekends).
- By public transport
- You need a car.
- Water
- At the Rifugio Papa, at the Porte del Pasubio.
- Shade
- Little, but the tunnels are cool.
- Huts and refreshments
- Rifugio Achille Papa (seasonal).
- With children
- Only with children used to the mountains: dark tunnels and exposed sections.
Weather at the start
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