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← Day 2 Civetta-Moiazza Tour
+ +# Day 3 - Wading through the woods + +

August 9, 2026

+ +## Route of the day + +
+Click to see map + +
+ +*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/civetta-moiazza-day3.gpx) or see the +route on [outdooractive.com](https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-trail/belluno/tour-civetta-moiazza-day-3/332670975/?share=%7E33ci9nwt%244ossme4e) +or on [Garmin Connect](https://connect.garmin.com/app/activity/23911892135).* + +## Planning the route + +Today is the final day of the tour, the day we close the loop by +walking up the Zoldo Valley, back to Palafavèra. This area is very +popular in winter, for skiing, but less popular among hikers, at +least compared to the trails we walked the previous two days. + +Unlike the first two days, when we simply followed the route for +Alta Via 1, this time we had to choose the path on our own. We did +this in advance, of course. But there were multiple ways to complete +our tour, and none stood out as the best one, so we changed our +plan multiple times before agreeing on a final one. + +In the end, we chose to avoid all difficult trails (marked +as EEA, which stands for *experienced hikers with equipment*) and +took a lower path, mostly in the forest. The more adventurous hiker +may want to try the higher *Sentiero Angelini*, but keep in mind +that considerable hiking experience may be required; you should +also avoid it if you are afraid of heights. + +The gpx file that you can download from the link above, as well +as the Garmin Connect link, report the route we took. The other +website shows an earlier version of the plan, which should have +a little difficult section somewhere - although these details are +clearly marked only on [Tabacco +maps](https://https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it), the gold standard +for hikers. + +With this preamble out of the way, we can get back to our journey! + +## The forest trail + +![The Moiazza at dawn, from Rifugio Passo Duràn](../img/9-0634-moiazza.jpg) + +

+The Moiazza at dawn, from Rifugio Passo Duràn. +

+ +We leave Rifugio Passo Duràn at 8:00, not before we pet the donkeys. + +![Donkeys](../img/9-0756-donkeys-2.jpg) + +We walk a hundred meters or so on the main road and then turn left +at Rifugio San Sebastiano, the other hut in the area. We take trail +578, going from meadow to forest. + +Here we have to focus to take the correct trail, as there are many +tracks that lead more or less in the same direction. At 8:45 we are +at a crossroads, and we take the right on what I believe is another +branch of trail 578 (not the one marked as *Sentiero Angelini*). +The trail goes down steeply. Shortly afterwards we turn left, on an +unnumbered trail, marked with a dashed black line on our map. + +![A couloir](../img/9-0912-couloir.jpg) + +

+Around 9:15 we are briefly out of the forest, and we walk +past this picturesque +couloir. +

+ +At 9:25 we reach an abandoned football field at 1290 meters on sea +level, which now is more likely used as an +[apiary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiary). This is the lowest +altitude we reach in the whole tour. + +We now take a narrow trail that goes up in the woods. Soon it becomes +extremely steep. + +This trail is called *Triol dei brusolai*, acoording to our maps, +which in the local dialect should mean something like "trail of +the roasted ones". No idea why. + +![Triol dei Brusolai](../img/9-0953-brusolai.jpg) + +

Triol dei Brusolai.

+ +At 10:15, after an exhausting uphill walk, we are back to trail 578, +which we follow again next. Along this path there are plenty of wild +strawberries and raspberries, and we eat a bunch of them. + +At 11:00 we reach *Casera de la Grava* (1627m). We were hoping we could +buy some food here, but the place is privately owned, they don't +sell anything. So we walk past it, looking for a spot where we can +sit down and eat our protein bars; we find it at 11:30. + +![Casera de la Grava, and some cows](../img/9-1059-casera.jpg) + +

+Casera de la Grava, and some cows in the foreground. +

+ +We get up and leave at 11:55, headed to *Forcella de la Grava* +(1784m), which we reach in about 20 minutes. From here we take +trail 557 and then trail 587, slowly going up to *Col de la +Grava* (1900m). This is the highest point we will reach today, +and there is a nice view on the Zoldo Dolomites. + +![View towards north-east](../img/9-1309-view.jpg) + +Soon afterwards the path start going downhill. We follow it until +it becomes a dirt road (marked as trail 586), and we reach Pécol +(1400m) at 14:25. + +## The last stretch + +The journey is almost over now. Before walking back up to our cars, +we decide to enjoy a longer break. We order a couple of radlers at +a local bar. + +![Pecol and Civetta](../img/9-1509-pecol.jpg) + +

+Pécol, with the Civetta in the background. +

+ +At 15:00 we leave Pécol. The trail to Palafavèra is right next +to the main road, not the most scenic of trails. But we need to +get back to our cars, and all alternatives are at least a couple +of hours longer. + +We arrive at Palafavèra, tired but satisfied, at 15:40. + +![Rifugio Palafavèra with the Civetta in the background](../img/9-1545-palafavera.jpg) + +

+Rifugio Palafavèra with the Civetta in the background. +

+ +And this concludes our journey! Definitely more accessible and +less painful than [last year's 9-day adventure](../../av2), +but a beautiful trip nonetheless. + + + + + +
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