Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va and Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave
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Recorded distance
176 km
Riding-time estimate
3 h 41
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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A 176 km round trip from Corbanese - roughly 3 h 41 in the saddle. It goes by way of Palù di Livenza - Santissima, Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave and back through Palù di Livenza - Santissima. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,550 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va
These are not soft, rolling wine hills. Between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, the foothills of the Pre-Alps rise in steep hogback ridges, sharp crests of rock running east to west, with vines clinging to slopes so steep that much of the work is still done by hand. Grass-covered terraces called ciglioni hold the soil in place, and the result is a patchwork of vines, woods and small villages that UNESCO listed in 2019.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va is where the day begins. Next is Palù di Livenza - Santissima.
2. Palù di Livenza - Santissima
At the foot of the Cansiglio plateau, where the Friulian mountains meet the plain, the river Livenza is born from springs of cold, clear water that rise from the limestone, and a little sanctuary, the Santissima, stands right by the source, surrounded by water. Not far away, in a marshy basin called the Palù di Livenza, archaeologists found the remains of a prehistoric pile dwelling settlement, with wooden posts, tools and pottery preserved in the wet ground for thousands of years. It is one of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps listed by UNESCO, a series of more than a hundred sites in six countries that tell the story of farming communities living on the edges of lakes and marshes from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Palù di Livenza - Santissima comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave.
3. Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave
The Friulian Dolomites are the quiet cousins of the famous peaks around Cortina, and that is precisely their charm. West of the Tagliamento, between the Piave and the Friulian plain, these rugged limestone mountains rise in jagged ridges and pinnacles, with deep valleys and very few roads. They are part of the UNESCO Dolomites site and form the Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti Friulane, a wild area of forests, gorges and rock towers, including the extraordinary Campanile di Val Montanaia, a needle of rock standing alone in a high valley like a stone bell tower. Chamois, ibex, golden eagles and marmots live here, and the silence on the high trails is profound.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va to Palù di Livenza - Santissima
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va → Palù di Livenza - Santissima is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Palù di Livenza - Santissima to Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave
Palù di Livenza - Santissima → Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave to back through Palù di Livenza - Santissima
Dolomiti Friulane e d`Oltre Piave → back through Palù di Livenza - Santissima is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Palù di Livenza - Santissima to Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va
back through Palù di Livenza - Santissima → Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Va is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.