Rifugio Sorgenti del Piave - Monte Chiadenis (CAI di Portogruaro)

Access to starting point:
From highway Trbiž/Tarvisio - Videm/Udine we go to the exit Tolmezzo and follow the road ahead towards the mentioned town. Near Tolmezzo we leave the main road which leads towards the mountain pass Passo di Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass and go towards villages Villa Santina and Ampezzo. In the settlement Villa Santina at the roundabout, we go straight following the signs Raveo, Rigolato. We follow this road all the way to Cima Sapadda, where we continue right in the direction of the summit Monte Peralba. Considerably narrow and steep road we then follow to a large parking lot below the mighty Peralba. We park on the lower parking lot, where we notice signs for mountain hut Calvi (mountain hut at the source of Piava is a little further approx 500 meters).

Path description:
From the parking lot on an asphalt road, we descend a little back, and then signs for the peak Monte Avanza point us to the left on a footpath which crosses mostly grassy slopes towards the east. After few minutes of walking, the path starts descending and it quickly brings us to a forest road which we follow to the left. The road soon starts considerably descending, and in smaller crossroads we follow it straight (if we stick to the right we will get to bigger cottage). The road which meanwhile already became a little wider cart track, then finally brings us to the next signs for Monte Avanza (to here we need a little less than 30 minutes).
We continue in the direction of the mentioned summit on a marked path which starts ascending steeper through the forest. Higher, the steepness decreases and the path out of the forest brings us on almost unvegetated slopes, where we come on an unmarked crossing.
We continue sharply left, on again steeper path, which a little higher joins other transverse path (to here we can also come on traverse path, which crosses slopes below Monte Chiadenis). The path which continues towards the northeast, gradually passes into a smaller, but very distinct valley, through which we are ascending next few minutes. At a little bigger rock marked path turns sharply to the left (straight unmarked path which leads through the couloir towards Monte Avanza - ascent on this path I don't recommend because of the danger of falling stones) and over partly overgrown scree ascends by the foot of the wall. Over mentioned wall leads us a wide path (old mule track), which in zig-zags ascends towards the saddle Passo dei Cacciatori. A little below mentioned saddle path branches off to the right, which leads towards the summit Monte Avanza, and we continue straight on again steeper path, on which in few minutes we ascend on a saddle Passo dei Cacciatori.
On the saddle from where a nice view opens up towards the north, we continue slightly left in the direction of saddle Passo di Sesis. The path ahead is ascending gently over grassy slopes towards mighty walls of the peak Monte Chiadenis. After few minutes of additional walking, the path splits into two parts. The left path leads on Monte Chiadenis, and right (straight) towards the mountain hut Calvi and Monte Peralba.
At the crossing, we continue left following the signs “Via Attrezzata Chiadenis, Cai di Portogruaro”. After a shorter undemanding ascent on a grassy slope, we soon enter the climbing part of the path.
At first, the path ascends by the steel cable and brings us on the east slopes of the mountain. The path then turns to the right and starts very steeply ascending right upwards. Climbing here is very demanding because the path is secured only with a steel cable. Further, we are for quite some time steeply ascending by the steel cable, after that a little below the ridge path turns to the left and starts crossing precipitous slopes towards the south. Here we will by the path also notice quite a lot of remains from the first world war. Further, the path still runs on the eastern side of the ridge and after a short descent and some ascents by the steel cable soon reaches panoramic peak.

On the way: Rifugio Calvi (2164m), Passo dei Cacciatori (2213m)