| djimuzl1. 12. 2025 18:24:35 |
On the penultimate day of this November I set out for the hill named Punta Zornada above the town of Amaro, located near the confluence of Tilment and Bela. Although the latter appears more powerful here, together they still "flow away" under the name Tilment…
I parked in the sunny upper part of the town, by St. Nicholas church, and headed through the olive grove to a road some 100 meters above the church. I followed the road to the cart track branching left; just before its end I found a path that initially headed east.
The path soon drops into a gully and crosses Sgenaule stream. A nicely traceable path leads me through dense growth first under the power line, after some forks it climbs toward NE. There are few views along the path, sights toward the mentioned confluence, Muzce and San Simeon; after less than an hour I reach the steep cliffs of Clap dal Mus, where a fixed rope eases the drop into the gully below them—in dry conditions there are no issues here. This was followed by a good 100 m ascent to the eastern ridge of the Pyramid, as locals call Zornado (I saw Mont dal Soreli somewhere too).
The path reaches the ridge at its gentler part; there is also a path junction. While to the right one can continue toward the gully of Favarinis stream, toward the Pyramid we head up the ridge (west direction). The path in steep, leaf-strewn grasses soon becomes harder to trace, so it is easiest simply to follow the ridge. Some 50 height meters below the summit, instead of the even steeper slope, I turned onto a (seemingly) easier but narrow and fairly exposed path on the north side of the hill; for "dessert" there are also some downed trees on it. But soon I was at the saddle west of the summit, from where there were still a few minutes of ascent amid rocks and trees.
The summit greets me with warm sun and a fine view of the surrounding Carnics, valleys with a nice confluence, and not far away the Western Julians rising. Initially I planned to do a loop and continue to the summit of neighboring Monte Posselie, then descend via paths west of that hill. But I preferred a longer rest at the top of the Pyramid and returned the same way.
Although the distance is not great, the tour is not entirely easy: steep sections, exposed passages, and unmarked hunter paths demand good orientation, some experience, and possibly the use of a hiking app. I hiked in dry conditions, which are almost recommended for this tour, though dry leaves on the steep slope also have their specific sliding properties… 
Demanding walkers sometimes pick this path as an intermediate goal before the ascent to Amariano, which likely takes its name from the mentioned Amaro. I came across some descriptions of the aforementioned loop tour, but—as mentioned—I saved it for another time.
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