Creta di Timau

Hocheck – Creta di Timau

There are always mountains that seem unrideable by bike and then turn out to be completely different. One of these mountains is the Creta di Timau, which offers an epic trail descent.

Description

The tour starts in Cleulis just below Timau. The relatively gentle and wide gravel road rides steadily uphill through forests to Casera Promosio. After the Casera Promosio, the path becomes steeper, and after passing the Casera Malpasso, the last steep uphill begins. From here, the pedaling is over and the bike is carried on the back or pushed along military roads from the First World War to the highest point of the tour, the summit of Creta di Timau. The military road almost leads to the summit, but the last few meters can only be done without the bike and require some manual effort, as the summit itself is very exposed. The reward is a gigantic mountain panorama in the middle of the Carnic Alps.

The descent essentially follows the ascent route with a difficulty of S2 to Lago Avostanis. This is followed by a short uphill on a trail and you pass some military installations from the First World War before reaching the CAI 402. This single trail has a difficulty of S2/S3, with erosion damage caused by storms in some places. In this way, you pass the Casera Palgrande di Sopra and finally reach a perfect mule track below the Grotta presso la Centrale di Timau. The grotta is a Vallo-Alpino structure and is freely accessible - well worth seeing. The trail then gradually becomes easier and you finally return to the valley floor after Timau before pedaling back to the starting point on the main road.

Conclusion: Overall, this is a very impressive and historic tour, which also includes some very exposed sections. The trail is varied, but the difficulty can vary greatly due to natural events. Tip: The tour is a real blockbuster in the fall with good visibility!

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