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Mount Ortigara Memorial

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Mount Ortigara Memorial

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Mount Ortigara Memorial

Recommended by 72 hikers out of 73

This Highlight is in a protected area

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SIC Altopiano dei Sette Comuni

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Location: Asiago, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Monte Ortigara WW1 Memorial Trail from Piazzale Lozze

6.90km

02:50

330m

Historic WWI battlefield hike through restored trenches to Monte Ortigara's moving memorial summit.

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2. Cima della Caldiera – Mount Ortigara Memorial loop from Bislonghi

11.4km

04:15

550m

540m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Our Lady of Lozze – Monte Ortigara Memorial loop from Bislonghi

6.16km

02:39

330m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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March 24, 2023

Scene of one of the most dramatic and bloody episodes of the Great War: between June 10 and 29, 1917, thousands of Italian soldiers were hurled en masse to conquer Mount Ortigara, from the steep eastern slope, toward certain death. The Austro-Hungarians, in a clearly favorable position, decimated the attackers with machine guns, gas, and flamethrowers. A needless massacre of 28,000 Italian soldiers and 9,000 Imperial soldiers.

Since those tragic events, the mountain has been nicknamed "the Calvary of the Alpine Troops." The first National Alpine Rally took place here in 1920. In 1967, the entire area was recognized as a "Sacred Zone to the Fatherland," for the futile sacrifice made and as a lasting reminder "not to forget."

it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Ortigara
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battaglia_del_monte_Ortigara

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Joe 📸🥾🇮🇹

August 28, 2020

Interesting trekking on Mount Ortigara, visiting the numerous historical testimonies. To get to the starting point (Piazzale Lozze) it is necessary to travel about 10 km of dirt road.

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Enrico Carpanese

September 1, 2020

path with signs explaining what happened during the war, very beautiful landscape at the top!

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Elevation 2,090 m

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Location: Asiago, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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Mount Ortigara Memorial

1. Monte Ortigara WW1 Memorial Trail from Piazzale Lozze

2. Cima della Caldiera – Mount Ortigara Memorial loop from Bislonghi

3. Our Lady of Lozze – Monte Ortigara Memorial loop from Bislonghi

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