| Km |
Elev. |
Dir. |
Description |
| 0,0 |
151 |
 |
Departing from sports ground along the normal
road on the right towards the Church. |
|
| 0,3 |
155 |
 |
Just near the Church and the bar (closed) turn
right. |
|
| 0,7 |
165 |
 |
The country road starts and begins climbing. |
|
| 1,2 |
205 |
 |
Forking with concrete-bed: go ahead. The road
on the right climbs directly to Grudina. |
|
| 1,7 |
250 |
 |
The road on the left left goes down, in approx.
half kilometer, to the Gronumbergo Castle ruines. Go on climbing
on the main road. |
|
| 2,3 |
290 |
|
Hairpin bend. Leave the main road that continues
towards the Monte Purgessimo and take the ramp that raises in
front. Begins a beautiful stretch with amazing overviews on Azzida
and on San Pietro al Natisone. After a small piece of raise,
the road continues in ups and downs. |
|
| 3,6 |
290 |
|
Forking: turn right. The country road contnues,
mainly in descent, along a beautiful woods. The road on the left
goes down to the river. |
|
| 4,8 |
- |
|
Other forking: go down left staying on the main
road. The road on the right goes directly to Km 9.2 of the tour. |
|
| 5,4 |
- |
|
Nearby valley bottom, on the right there is the
road to the San Silvestro Churh. Go ahead. |
|
| 5,5 |
152 |
|
On the left there's the country road from Km
3.6: turn right and keep always on the main country road . |
|
| 6,0 |
152 |
 |
Cemur. Few meters ahead there is the bridge on
Cosizza river. Take the country road that climbs on the right.
There is a table describing the path from Cemur to Castelmonte. |
|
| 6,2 |
- |
|
Climb continues. On the left there is nice house.
It was of Mastro Danilo Bledigh, a man who beloved nature and
was knowing evry little thing of these places. Keep climbing
staying alwais on the main road. |
|
| 7,4 |
- |
|
Go ahead. The road on the left goes in the wood. |
|
| 7,7 |
325 |
|
Nearby Picon, hidden by the trees. Leave the
main road and take the country road that goes down on the right.
Shortly after, the houses of Picon are visible on the left. In
front, high, there's Castelmonte. After a first piece in descent,
the country road curves towards west and begins to climb. |
|
| 8,8 |
330 |
|
Fork: climb on the left. The country road on
the right goes down to San Silvestro and to Km 5.4 of this roundtrip. |
|
| 9,2 |
340 |
|
Antother fork: keep climbing on the left. The
country road on the right is the one met at Km 4.8. Now the country
road climbs well along the sides of del Mount Suic. |
|
| 10,3 |
420 |
 |
Arrival the the meadows and at the road that
from Monte Purgessimo goes towards Castelmonte. Turn left. |
|
| 10,4 |
425 |
|
Just few meters ahead the house, take the country
road that goes down right in the wood. |
|
| 10,6 |
415 |
|
Forking, not signed on Tabacco map. Stay high
on the left. This piece of road looks like a path, but shortly
after becomes better and goes down. The road that goes down on
the right ends in the wood. |
|
| 10,9 |
400 |
|
Road from Km 1.2: turn left. The road-bed is
good. |
|
| 11,1 |
387 |
|
Grudina, go on climbing a large country road
in the woos wood, towards the Cividale-Castelmonte road. |
|
| 11,8 |
420 |
|
Suoc. Arrival at the asphalted road Cividale-Castelmonte.
Go down on the right. After the hairpin bend there is a nice,
straight, piece of descent. |
|
| 12,6 |
360 |
|
Shortly after the IX Chapel of the Via Crucis,
just near the bunkers, take the country road that goes down on
the right towards Purgessimo. Go down staying always on the main
country road. |
|
| 14,6 |
153 |
|
Valley bottom: take the nice country road turning
left. Go ahead towards Purgessimo. At the first houses the road
curves right. |
|
| 15,6 |
152 |
|
Asphalted road: turn right. |
|
| 15,7 |
151 |
 |
After few meters turn right and shortly after
arrival at sports ground. |
|
all roads are
in good contidions. Updated to March, 29th 2003.