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Mount Palon

Name: Mount Palon
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Location: Trambileno, Trentino, Italy

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1. The road of heroes — ring tour

18.9km

07:30

1,130m

1,140m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Spiral Tunnel No. 20 – Road of the 52 Tunnels loop from Sant'Antonio del Pasubio

15.8km

07:49

1,220m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Cima Palon – Rifugio Achille Papa loop from Brozzi

14.4km

06:46

1,080m

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Michele Pelacci

July 31, 2024

Located at an altitude of 2,232 meters above sea level, Cima Palon is the highest peak in the Pasubio massif, in the Vicenza Pre-Alps. It was also a very important place for the Italian army during the fighting of the First World War.

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Ivan Lucini

January 9, 2023

Cima Palon (2232 m) is the highest peak of the Pasubio massif, in the Vicenza Pre-Alps.

Located at the head of Val Canale, on the impervious southern slope of the massif, it has a rounded shape and represents the beginning of the summit plateau of Pasubio, together with the nearby peak of Cogolo Alto, characterized by the ruins of the refuge of the custodian of the Sacred Area of Pasubio .

Easily reachable from various ways, it separates the Conca del Cosmagnon to the west from the Alpe del Pasubio to the east; to the north the Selletta Damaggio separates the Cima Palon from the Dente Italiano.

During the fighting of the First World War it was the cornerstone of the Royal Army, very important from a strategic point of view due to its dominant position over the entire battlefield area. It was connected to the nearby Dente Italiano by a tunnel which took its name from the commander of the Liguria Brigade, Achille Papa.

From the rounded summit of Cima Palon, all the Eastern Alps can be seen on the horizon, from the Brenta Dolomites to the Pale di San Martino.
more information: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cima_Palon

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A. 🐺

December 8, 2024

Cima Palon (the highest peak in the Pasubio massif, at 2,232 meters) offers a spectacular 360° panorama, from the Veneto Plain to the Adamello glaciers, all the way to the peaks of Alto Adige.

During the Great War, it became the main fulcrum of the entire Italian defensive line on Pasubio. However, exposure to enemy artillery fire forced troops to burrow into tunnels that, over the months, became increasingly larger and more complex. The Galleria Papa, named after the general who ordered its construction, was dug deep within Cima Palon. Its levels and branches formed a veritable underground fortress. The main tunnel, still accessible today, allowed access to the Dente Italiano, the tip of the front line, sheltered from enemy fire. In the various branches there were 4 field guns, 7 machine guns, 2 flamethrowers, ammunition reserves, an observatory, a generator for lighting, a telephone exchange, shelters for approximately 250 men, a dressing station, a command post and a large cistern for drinking water.

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Location: Trambileno, Trentino, Italy

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Mount Palon

1. The road of heroes — ring tour

2. Spiral Tunnel No. 20 – Road of the 52 Tunnels loop from Sant'Antonio del Pasubio

3. Cima Palon – Rifugio Achille Papa loop from Brozzi

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