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Monte Pisimoni

rozka27. 04. 2011 00:45:08

Up the valley, down the valley, left on the road, then right, then down again.....driving on a mountain road that leads nowhere and yes, gotta get lost once, why not on the last day, hehe, so original goal scrapped and we were already rushing to Moggio-Ovedasso. We picked the barely 1880m high Monte Pisimoni and yeah, it's true not everything's about height mežikanje

...path no. 423, also called Alta Via C.A.I Moggio, all the way to the top, winding thru very steep and sheer grassy slopes, no let-up and caution's advised, cuz at 1880m we do a whopping cca. 1800m elevation gain. Thunder and drops chased us off the summit this time and since we returned along the ridge continuing to Monte Crostis, didn't hang around much. At cca. 1609m junction and we left path 423 here, joined path 450 down to valley, no plans to continue. This one's gentler but no less pretty, great views all the way. Lower in woods another junction, follow 424 to before Ovedasso where a local lady pitied us as rain picked up and drove us to our car. Loved this path, super laid out, varied and from below you just wonder where it goes...conditions yesterday (25.04.2011), some snow patches on ridge no issue, path dry...def recommend dry day, not hot! Radler "dropped" tho no plan needed today, hehe velik nasmeh

Monte Pisimoni view into the valley and towards Amariani

Monte Pisimoni no, that's not the summit yet

Monte Pisimoni natural balcony along the path

Monte Pisimoni snow on the summit still persists

Monte Pisimoni something is brewing over there

Monte Pisimoni Zuc dal Bor bathes in the sun

Monte Pisimoni view of the abandoned alp

Monte Pisimoni path winds around to the right

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IgorZlodej29. 09. 2012 17:34:24

Since planning return via trail 450-424, left car in Roveredo village at ~360m and in half hour reached neighboring Ovedasso. Since been here years ago, took shortcut and higher caught trail 423 mentioned by @rozka. Trail rises steeply, not many views as whole time in pine forest, but valley noise heard fading with height. Here and there views across valley to Lopic, Javor, Amariana and of course Bela valley. Above treeline views expand, view to vertical walls impressive. Novice would say no passage, but there is nicely routed on ledges under walls partly through steep grass, end short gully to gentler grassy slopes and summit. View to nearby Grauzaria and Sernio then West Julian Alps and Zuc area mountains impressive. From summit north partly on ridge partly below to point 1609 by @rozka, there right and cross entire east slope Pisimonija to open south slopes where once pastures Breisi, Costalunga, Sacout. Sadly slope burned years ago now slowly regenerating. Trail 450 then 424 straight to Roveredo village right by our car.
Trail to Pisimoni from Bela valley one steepest, ~1500m to climb, possible cross whole ridge to Monte Crostis via Fonderis notch past old military barrack above Rio Simon valley back to valley. But very long that trail, did years ago.

as we gain height, a nice view opens to the valley of Bela - Val Fella

Bela valley, Tam na Bili-Resiutta, Val Resartico valley and the entire ridge from Javorja to Lopiča

the scenic promontory tempted us to admire the surrounding beauty

under the vertical and overhanging walls there is a nice path

Tam na Bili, also the entrance to enchanting Rezija

a short gully brings us to gentler slopes

Plananizza, various Joveti, Strma Peč, Špik on the ledges and Špiki, Krniška glavica also visible on the left

on the other side wonderful Grauzaria, Sernio and both Flopa

near elevation 1609, also the most difficult part of the ridge traverse

nearby on a rock inscription Roveredo, but it's still far away

it's hard to imagine that there were active alpine pastures high above the valley

formerly there was probably a bivouac too, like on many abandoned pastures, now..in a pinch one could overnight

between life and death, some trees destroyed by fire, others continue growing

view of the southern part of the mountain from the valley

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voluhar3. 11. 2013 20:17:10

http://tomazsarc.blogspot.com/2013/11/pocimunih-monte-pisimoni-in-monte.html

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bagi10. 01. 2017 10:10:57

Monte Pisimoni and Monte Crostis ... two small giants velik nasmeh

. Small because neither reaches 1900m, giants because access surpasses most Triglav approaches. Good 2200m gain on whole trail and 25km nasmeh

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From village Ovedasso to Pisimoni follow 423 and good three hours nonstop knee biter like rarely eek

. From there mostly ridge very scenic trail to Monte Crostis. Zuc dal Bor greets from distance and you'll arrive right under its walls. There at fork take right 425. Don't forget just before barrack turn right down hill again. Much lower in beech forest awkward but well marked branch right for 424 as one descent variant. This with incredible passages leads through really wild gorge of Rio Simon stream with tributaries and delivers you km lower than start.

Whole loop on mostly nice trails well marked. Steepness, length and exposure some places not for everyone. Described variant needs dry conditions and currently no snow anywhere (early Jan 2017).

Trail for mountain gourmets nasmeh

Start coords (parking in hollow end village) …. 46°23'59.9"N / 13°13'29.5"E

Start in the village Ovedasso, from the parking lot a few 100 meters back along the road

The steep path does not relent from the starting point to the summit, but it is pleasant and on the sunny side

With altitude, views open over Kanalska dolina towards Padska nižina

When we leave the forest, the environment and character of the trail change

The trail is exposed in places, but the passages are beautiful and unproblematic

The trail also runs through this gully :)

In many places you wonder where the continuation of the trail is

$Across the fracture. Monte Pisimoni is behind that peak$ 9

Most markers are yellow-red, only in some places the usual white-red

In this direction the trail continues to Monte Crostis

Part of the trail descends from the ridge to the slopes. Here the path is poorer due to winter avalanches

There are enough markers and they are well visible

On top of Monte Crostis ... the two of us and Zuc dal Bor in the background

In this gap (Fonderisse) the path splits

The path runs under the ridge of Zuc dal Bora

Just before the barrack we turn down and slowly enter the beech forest

Deep in the beech forest path 424 branches off which leads along the gorge Rio Simon

Somewhere in the middle of path 424 we encounter a trough with drinking water

Perhaps hunting lodge, perhaps weekend cottage. Anyway very secluded

Incredible passages lead through gullies and vertical rock formations

From there on the path becomes a comfortable mule track

In winter time days are shortest and despite us being fast, night was chasing us

In the village Ovedasso we arrived just before the day took leave

The village is small, far from traffic routes, but locals know how to make it pleasant

Course of the circular path. It accumulates 2250 elevation gain and exactly 25 km length

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legenda10. 01. 2017 11:11:08

Nice loop tour. You two are tireless, congrats and good luck!

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Bandzo11. 01. 2017 07:24:14

Very nice tour. On the last pic I see routes drawn on map. Can I ask if it's on some web portal, which one?

Thanks and LP,
Ben

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džana11. 01. 2017 09:25:02

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bagi11. 01. 2017 17:45:07

@ Bandzo … I make maps of hiked paths on excellent GPS data display site – GPS Visualizer. Link …. http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

Procedure to make map as follows:

1. On GPS Visualizer main page in display options select *Google maps*

2. On next page select *Upload your GPS data files here*

3. Here with *Browse* find your GPX or KML file to display

4. Leave all other settings as they are or tweak them

5. When you select GPX or KML file click *Draw the map*

6. Wait a moment and a new page opens with a smaller drawn map based on Google Hybrid cartography

7. Above this map in the text bar click the underlined *View*

8. The map opens again on a new page but this time displayed across the entire screen

9. Top right where it says *Google hybrid* click the dropdown menu

10. From the map options select *Open topo map* or *Topo (4U maps)*, depending on which covers your hiked path in more detail

11. To save the map, make a screenshot of the area of interest with one of the WIN tools (e.g. Snipping tool) and save it as a jpg image

I wish you lots of success and as many hiked paths as possible nasmeh

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Bandzo12. 01. 2017 06:16:30

Thanks, this sounds super, it will be used again sometime nasmeh

Actually I meant if you found some website for Italy similar to Geopedia with a hiking paths layer. Drawing marked paths would be super for Italy. velik nasmeh

Thanks and the same to you,
LP
Ben

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bumslpepe12. 01. 2017 08:20:32

For Italy (and also Slovenia and the Balkans) very useful Android maps at http://www.openandromaps.org/. I use them in the Oruxmaps app on my phone.

Tested them in our Julian Alps and on Velebit. Very accurate.

LP
Igor

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IgorZlodej12. 01. 2017 08:45:17

This wouldn't be on ZS, as the paths on Pisimoni are marked mežikanje

lubadar12. 01. 2017 09:34:16

The topic is interesting for a wider circle of users nasmeh

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lino12. 01. 2017 12:50:44

Emil, thanks for such a vivid and clear trip report. Photos wonderful, captions witty as always.
Bigger thanks for the simple and clear how-to on making a map of the hiked path. The service is surely interesting for a wider circle of portal users and mountain lovers. I tried it and it works great. Many PC pros on the portal, but no such clear guide for newbies. Thanks again, good luck on future trips. LP!

bagi13. 01. 2017 22:10:59

Thanks for all nice wishes, glad if our report gives someone an idea for the next trip nasmeh

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malimiha9. 05. 2017 14:20:08

Hello,

Has anyone been on this trail recently? What are the conditions like? lp Miha

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bagi9. 05. 2017 19:14:33

@malimiha ... this weekend I was on the nearby hill (Monte Cuzzer) and no snow was visible from Ovedassa to Pisimoni anywhere.

But I don't recommend repeating the entire route I described in one of the above posts. Currently river flows are very high and on the path from Monte Crostis through the gorge to the starting point you cross quite a few. Best time for the described loop is late autumn

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malimiha9. 05. 2017 20:07:40

Thanks bagi. It was exactly your description that attracted me to this tour. Do you think it's passable or not or what would you recommend if I go to the top? Same down? Lp miha

bagi4. 01. 2019 11:37:56

When size doesn't matter nasmeh

. Monte Pisimoni ... small in height, but strenuous for ascent. From the foot to the top it's still one continuous slope, rewarded with excellent views far around. We headed to it from Ovedassa via path 423, continued crossing the partially snow-covered ridge towards Monte Crostis and descended somewhere in the middle via path 450. This is initially a poorly marked trail that redeems with nice views and comfortable descent on southern slopes.

Access to Monte Pisimoni is currently snow-free, small crampons recommended only for ridge continuation ( conditions early January 2019 )

Start of path 423 in the village Ovedasso

Access runs along the southern slopes, already bathed in sunlight early on

Also sign for *Alta Via*, or *High Path*, which continues from M. Pisimoni towards Crostis. Great thing :)

Free translation of the inscription … *The person who vandalously stole the crucifix here is not worthy of any respect. It was placed in memory of a mountain lover who tragically lost his life in them

Steep serpentines lead through the forest for a long time, rocks appear only in the upper third

Views suddenly open up, first towards Tolmezzo. Attention is stolen by Amariana

One still needs to climb over the rocky step

Some passages are particularly attractive

The path runs along steep slopes, but no particular exposure is felt

Yellow / red markers belong to the *Via Alta* variant, which follows the same as the official path

Monte Pisimoni is hidden behind this peak

At the summit. Wide views open far around

Slovenians obviously visit Pisimoni regularly

In the foreground Monte Plananzia and Picolo Belepeit, which we visited recently

Ridge towards Crostis, in the background Zuc dal Bor reigns

We continued along the ridge variant to the junction for path 450. Small crampons were welcome, large ones unnecessary

Direction slightly corrected :) Without the red corrections, many would stray into the rocks

Steep descent to the lowest point of the ridge. There our return route branches off

Return. Path 450, poorly trodden at the beginning, with old markers, but not exposed

The trail reliably crosses the slopes towards the right saddle in the photo. Since the initial part is on the north side, it was icy in places

When the path swings to the south side, it becomes more comfortable, dry and very scenic

Dolina Bele far below us. They were descending these slopes

Long ago there was a fire here. Some bare giants still remind of those times

Sun and comfortable, scenic descent have brightened our day

The former alpine pasture has some buildings converted into weekend cottages

Here path 450 joins path 424. The crosses are not from the war, but depict the family tree. The oldest is still from the 18th century

Further on there are many abandoned buildings of unknown origin. They could have been military rear from the first war, or abandoned pastures

Chapel along the path dedicated to alpinists, military mountain units

Conclusion. We deliberately left the car 2 km before Ovedass in the morning due to the circular variant.

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turbo14. 06. 2019 12:41:08

Monte Pisimoni and Monte Crostis, Saturday, 8.6.2019

From Ovedassa to Pisimoni, from there along the ridge to Crostis and from there descent below Zucom to Casera La Cita and further towards Roveredo. Despite markings quite wild and solitary world. No peculiarities on the path, snow patches on the path between Forcello Fonderis and Casera La Cita pose no problems. Streams below the casera are easily crossable, just need to be nimble enough, and sufficiently watery to refresh thoroughly. Ticks are no exception here either, so some spray for protection isn't superfluous. Wonderful tour!

https://tubojan.blogspot.com/2019/06/monte-pisimoni-in-monte-crostis.html