Clabuzzaro

Naturalistic Path Clabuzzaro-Ponte Clinaz
Distance Level difference Departing from Running Time Country roads Difficulty
29,3 Km 550 m Podclanz 2:45 h 75 % Medium


This is one of the most beautiful roundrips in the Valli del Natisone. Departure is from Podclanz. Once arrived at Ponte Clinaz (Clinaz Bridge) the roundtrip continues on "Naturalistic Path Clabuzzaro-Ponte Clinaz" and then climbs on the left until Tribil di Sopra. Tour continues on normal road Castelmonte-Drenchia until Clabuzzaro. Overviews are amazing. From Clabuzzaro the Naturalistic Path runs down to Ponte Clinaz, first on a rapid descent and the side by side to the Judrio river in the woods. From Ponte Clinaz to starting place the road is the same ran at the beginning.

Roundtrip Map
Legenda
Altimetric profile
Km Elev. Dir. Description
0,0 280 Departing from Podclanz following the country road to Ponte Clinaz.
0,3 275 Melina. A country road on the left climbs to Varch. Go ahead on the main road.
2,6 299 Ponte Clinaz and old bridge covered by bramble-bushes. Just before the beginning of the country road there's a water spring on the left. Take the country road that raises softly on the left: it's the Naturalistic Path to Clabuzzaro.
3,4 - There's a country road on the left: go ahead on the main path.
4,0 330 On the left starts the country road to Gnidovizza: it full of bramble-bushes. Go ahead.
4,2 - Keep going ahead once passed the small bridge.
6,0 350 Leave the country road to Clabuzzaro and take the country road that begins to climb on the left. Road-bed is in good conditions and the slope is never to hard.
7,5 530 A large path goas down on the left. Stay on the country road. Slope becomes softer.
9,8 600 End of the country road. Go down on the right.
9,8 595 Normal road from Castelmonte to Drenchia: turn right.
10,0 - The road on the left goes down to Clodig. Go ahead along the normal road.
13,0 - A new road on the left goes down a Clodig. Go ahead. Overviews are very large. The big mountain on your left is tha Matajur.
13,4 648 Rucchin and forking to Malinsche. Go ahead.
13,7 - Scale and road to Zavart on the left. Go ahead.
14,8 722 Pass through San Volfango.
15,8 765 Prapotnizza. Go ahead.
16,5 760 Road fork near customs (Guardia di Finanza) barracks. Take the road on the right that climbs to Clabuzzaro.
17,0 - Clabuzzaro. Stay always on the right.
17,2 802 At the end of the village take the country road that goes down on the right. Here begins the "Naturalistic Path Clabuzzaro-Ponte Clinaz" and the descent to the Judrio valley.
18,2 730 Fork: go down on the left even if the road on the right looks better. Descent becomes harder.
20,6 440 Gate: pass through but remember to close it.
21,0 - Another gate: pass through but remember to close it too. Country road continues side by side to the Judrio river.
21,8 - On the right there's the road that climbs to Scale. Go ahead.
23,3 - On the right there's the road that climbs to Tribil: is the one token before. Go ahead.
26,6 299 Ponte Clinaz. Go ahead.
29,3 280 Arrival at Podclanz.

Roads status: all roads are in good contidions. Updated to July, 28th 2001.
Note: part of this roundtrip is available also on "Le Valli del Natisone in Mountain Bike" by Brunello Pagavino, oundtrips no. 11 and no.17 and on "Friuli-Venezia Giulia in MTB 2" by R. Russi, roundtrip no.23.
 
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