Grüne Schneid (Cresta Verde)

Cresta Verde (Grüne Schneid)

The Grüne Schneid ridge (Cresta Verde) is located between Austria and Italy on the national border and can be described as the "Lost Trails in the Alps", whereby this tour is peppered with breathtaking views, historic buildings and a challenging trail descent.

Description

The starting point is at Laghetti di Timau, just above Timau. From here, the road to the Plöcken Pass climbs steadily uphill on asphalt to the top of the pass. There are countless hairpin bends to negotiate and breathtaking road engineering to admire. At the pass, take the path towards Frischenkofel (Creta di Collinetta) and push and carry your bike uphill. You have to climb almost 750 meters before you reach the Grüne Schneid (Cresta Verde). Breathtakingly nestled in the bizarre rock formation on the Plöcken Pass, you can explore architectural witnesses from the First World War and only begin to imagine the fierce battles that took place here.

The descent follows the ascent route to the pass. Everything between difficulty S1 and S3 is on offer here, with most of it between S2 and S3. At the pass, the route then continues to the Casera Collinetta di sotto and from here, after a somewhat technical traverse, along the Roman path, also on difficulty S2 and then S0 to S1 back to the starting point.

In summary, an interesting, challenging and very hidden tour in the Carnic Alps, which should only be undertaken in stable weather due to the weather conditions. Various crossings and streams can also vary in difficulty due to extreme wind and weather conditions.

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