Passo San Pellegrino - Cima Juribrutto

Access to the starting point:
From the border, we continue on the motorway towards Villes, from there towards Portogruaro, where we turn onto the motorway towards Conegliano, which in turn leads to Ponta Nelle Alpi. Leave the motorway there and follow the signs for Bellun and Agordo. Passing Agordo, follow the road to Cencenighe Agordino, where, in the centre of the village, turn left, where signs direct you towards Falcade and Passo San Pellegrino. About a kilometre before the top of the pass, the imposing building of the Col Margherita gondola lift can be seen on the left, where we park in a huge parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the bottom station of the Col Margherita cable car, continue along the service road past the cable car building on the left. The route is marked and after about 2 hours you will reach the slope above the San Pellegrino ski slope, where you will have a view of Lake Cavia and the San Martino mountains. Continue to the right past the chairlift, but you can also take a short cut directly along the ski slope. At the top, next to the top of the cable car building, there is an inn, and it is about a 15-minute walk past this to the top of Col Margherita, where there is a viewpoint, and there are also many remains from the First World War.

From here, continue along the ridge towards Cima Juribrutto, which rises high above the San Pellegrino Pass. The path is wide, and in places it descends a little. Then it narrows a little, and soon we are at a fork to the right, up behind Cima Juribrutto, which begins to rise steeply on partly crumbly rock. Once past the steep part, we reach the top of the ridge, where hundreds of metres of military trenches and stone walls of former military barracks open up before us, and the whole mountain is a typical greenish-brown colour. Passing the trenches, we climb up the ridge and soon reach the top of the mountain, where we can see the pass far below and, in fine weather, the Marmolada.
To return, you can take the western route, which is marked in places, but it is wiser to follow the signs if you don't want to get lost. We can descend to the Juribrutto Pass, from where a marked trail goes back down into the valley towards the San Pellegrino Pass, but I recommend that you take the circular route to Lake Juribrutto, you won't regret it.

On the way: Col Margherita (2514m)

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips