Bordon

From Judrio Valley to N. Nicolò and S. Antonio Churches

Distance Level difference Departing from Running Time Country roads Difficulty
23,3 Km 520 m Miscecco 2:30 h 38 % Medium


Funny roundtrip in the Judrio Valley. Departing from Miscecco towards Bordon along the normal road on the valley bottom. Then a country road climbs towards the ridge Castelmonte-Kolovrat. Once gained height the tour goes quietly down along the asphalted road towards the S. Nicolò Church. From here a first country road goes down to Oborza and then a second one reaches Codromaz. Arrival at starting point is along the normal road. Judrio Valley is beautiful and wild, so wild that many country road are left to themselves, as the one that raises from Bordon. Actually is possible to run this piece of country road paying attention to bramble-bushes, but, if the road will be not maintenanced, this roundtrip will be not practicable within summer 2003.


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Altimetric profile
Km Elev. Dir. Description
0,0 160 Departing along normal road towards Ponte Clinaz .

2,2 205 Podresca. Just after the village a road on the left climbs towards Oborza. Go ahead.

3,6 200 Another road climbs on the left towards Codromaz: it will be covered descending. Go ahead.

3,7 - Molino Vecchio. Go ahead againg.

3,9 - Road fork: climb on the left. The right road goes towards the Slovenia border.

4,7 - Take the normal road that raises on the left towards Ciubiz. Raising becomes harder.

5,2 - The road on the left continues to Ciubiz. Go ahead towards Bordon.

5,8 - Bordon: pass through the village.

6,0 280 Just after the village take the road that climbs steep on the right. First 100 meters are asphalted, then the road becomes gravelled, but in good conditions.

6,4 - Hairpin bend with a steep country road that climbs. Turn right. As long as the road climbs, the road-bed get whorse.

7,9 - Bramble-bushes covering the road. The road-bed in bad conditions. Some times is required to go down the bike. After few hundres meters there are some ramps in cement and the road get better.

8,9 - Fork with another country road: stay on the right.

9,8 660 Asphalted road after a nice stretch not too steep. This is the road that runs from Castelmonte to Drenchia: turn right.

10,0 668 After 200 meters take the country rod that raises on the left to a nice plateau with a monument to Benecija Arengo (the ancient times local governement). Overviews are amazing with Mt. Matajur in front and the Lig double bell-tower Church in the back. The roundrip continues along the same road, but in reverse direction, along the covered road towards Castelmonte.

11,1 - The road on the left goes to Codromaz. Go ahead along the ridge always on the normal road.

12,9 - There's a country road on the left. Go ahead for a couple of hundred meters passing in front of S. Nicolò (St. Nicholas or Santa Claus) Church.

13,1 670 Climbs on the left on the gravelled road towards the S. Nicolò. Church.

13,2 - At the end of the gravelled square, on the right, take the large country road that goes down towards the meadows.

13,3 - There are some country roads on the left: stay always on the right on the main country road.

13,7 - On the left a a country road goes down to Codromaz: is in very bad conditions an with several bramble-bushes. Is better to go down on the right road that, passing through meadows and woods, goes down towards Oborza. The road-bed in in good conditions and the descent funny.

14,4 600 Hairpin bend just near a house. The descent continues hard on the right.

15,4 470 Just before the S. Antonio (St. Antony) Churgh take the country road to left. A nice stretch of ups and downs begins. The road-bed is quite good.

16,4 450 "Fontana Fredda di Cecchinel" (Cecchinel Cold Sping). Bad shape, but the water is very good. Go ahead always on the main country road.

17,0 380 Cecchinel. Nowadays there are only goats. Go ahead towards Codromaz.

17,7 370 After a short climb there's the asphalted road and Codromaz, just in front of the Church. Turn right: the long descent towards the valley bottom begins.

19,6 200 Valley bottom: take the road on the right covered before.

23,3 160 Arrival in Miscecco.

Roads status: some pieces of road may be difficult to ride with bike. Updated to October, 5th 2002.
Note: part of this roundtrip is described also on "Le Valli del Natisone in Mountain Bike" by Brunello Pagavino, roundtrip no. 14.
 
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