Passo San Pellegrino - Cima Juribrutto

Access to starting point:
From the border we continue on the highway towards Villese, from there in the direction of Portogruaro, where we turn onto the highway towards Conegliano, and then towards Ponte Nelle Alpi. There we leave the highway and follow the signposts towards Belluno and Agordo. Past Agordo we follow the road to Cencenighe Agordino, where in the center of the village we turn left, where signs point us towards Falcade and Passo San Pellegrino. About a kilometer before the top of the mountain pass, we notice on the left side the mighty building of the cable car Col Margherita, where we park on a giant parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway Col Margherita, we continue on the left side past the building of the cableway on a service road. The path is marked with signs; after approximately 2 hours we reach the slope above the ski slope San Pellegrino, from where a view opens up on Lake Cavia and the San Martino mountain range. We continue to the right past the chairlift, and we can also shorten the path directly along the ski slope route. At the top, besides the upper building of the cableway, there is also an inn; past it we ascend another 15 minutes or so to the top of Col Margherita, where there is an arranged viewpoint, and there are also many remains from the First World War.

From here we continue along the ridge towards the mountain Cima Juribrutto, which rises high above the San Pellegrino pass. The path is wide, in places it even descends a little. Then it narrows somewhat, and soon we are at the branch-off to the right upwards for Cima Juribrutto, which begins to rise steeply over partly crumbly rock. Once past the steep section, we reach the top of the ridge, where hundreds of meters of military trenches and stone walls of former military barracks open up before us, and the entire mountain is typically greenish-brown in color. Past the trenches we ascend along the ridge and soon reach the summit of the mountain, from where views open up to the pass far below; in fine weather we can also see Marmolada.
For the return we can choose the western path, which is partly marked with blazes, but it is better to follow the cairns if we do not want to get lost. We can descend towards the Juribrutto pass, from where a marked path leads back into the valley towards the San Pellegrino pass; I recommend, however, making a circular route also to Lake Juribrutto—you certainly won't regret it.

On the way: Col Margherita (2514m)