Trail of the Goats
Via delle Miniere – Trói de le Càore – Al Prà – Ormanico
gian • 03/10/2019
Details
- Sport
- Hike
- Rating
- Difficulty
- Tourist
- Duration
- 02:00 hrs
- Length
- 3.6 km
- Vertigo
- No vertigo
- Min. elevation
- 732 m
- Max. elevation
- 922 m
- Elevation gain
- 190 m
- Elevation loss
- 190 m
- Car park
- View on Gmaps
Terrain
- 50%
- 50%
- Forest
- Urban
Seasons
- jan
- feb
- mar
- apr
- may
- jun
- jul
- aug
- sep
- oct
- nov
- dec
Signposts
Description
This walk draws a simple and well-signposted loop around the village of Transacqua. Despite being a short walk, this route offers some interesting views over the bottom of the Primiero Valley, the Pala Group and the range of Vette Feltrine. During the winter season it is possible that some sections of this tour (especially the one along the path named “Trói de le Càore”) are frozen, because of their poor sun exposure sun.
The trail starts from the intersection between Via Sant’Antonio and Via delle Miniere (~740 m asl), in the southern part of the village of Transacqua. The first stretch, slightly uphill, runs along Via delle Miniere along the stream of Rio Carpenze. At the intersection with Via Bellavista, in the highest part of the village, the route turns right, towards SE, always going up the road of Via delle Miniere, with a short final ramp that plunges into the forest.
After the ascent of Via delle Miniere, by the shrine dedicated to Santa Barbara – patron saint of miners -, the route takes the path called “Trói de le Càore” (or “Sentiero delle Càore”), used in the past by the local farmers to bring the goats to graze on high altitude meadows, during the summer season. After a first flat stretch, once reached the historic building of Villa Càneva (~820 m asl), the path of Trói de le Càore proceeds slightly uphill at the edge of the forest until it reaches a crossroads with a paved road, near an ancient furnace, just above the location of Segnarèz. A last uphill stretch of about a hundred meters on the paved road of the Signpost No. 723 leads to the resume of the path of Trói de le Càore (~900 m asl), which you take to the left, towards N. The path continues pleasantly downhill in the forest until reaching the location of Pra’, a meadow overlooking the village of Ormanico.
From the location of Pra’ / Cava, the route descends along the paved road of Via della Cava, arriving directly in the pretty center of Ormanico, which the itinerary crosses while keeping in the direction of Via della Cava by following, in succession, the cyclepath first, then Via San Marco and at last Via Sant’Antonio, which takes you directly to the starting point.
Paths
- From the intersection between Via Sant’Antonio and Via delle Miniere (~740 m asl), ascend along Via delle Miniere, pass the intersection with Via Bellavista and reach the shrine dedicated to Santa Barbara,
- From the shrine, take the path of “Trói de le Càore”, following it entirety up to the location of Pra’,
- From Pra’ / Cava, descend along the paved road of Via della Cava, getting into the village of Ormanico,
- Cross Ormanico, by taking the cyclepath first, then Via San Marco and at last Via Sant’Antonio, arriving directly at the starting point. ✓
