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Corno Battisti

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Corno Battisti

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Corno Battisti

Name: Corno Battisti
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Location: Vallarsa, Trentino, Italy

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1. Corno Battisti Tunnel – Corno Battisti loop from Raossi

14.7km

07:05

1,120m

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2. Corno Battisti – Rifugio Lancia loop from Raossi

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09:15

1,380m

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3. Corno Battisti Tunnel – Corno Battisti loop from Raossi

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07:19

1,230m

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May 21, 2025

Corno Battisti, an isolated rocky bastion of the Pasubio Group, overlooking the Vallarsa Valley, offers a spectacular view of the long valley and the surrounding mountains: Pasubio, Sengio Alto, Carega, and Monte Zugna.

Precisely because of its strategic position, it was fiercely contested during the First World War: the ability to monitor all troop movements along the valley floor from up there made Corno a crucial point to be occupied and defended at all costs... it was nicknamed "The Eye of Pasubio" or "The Spy of Vallarsa." At the beginning of the conflict, it was a garrison of the Italian army, but with the Strafexpedition of 1916, it was occupied by the Austro-Hungarians. Unable to recapture it, the Italians dug a mine tunnel from below to pierce the Corno and blow up the summit; the Imperials, in turn, dug a countermine tunnel from above. Everything was ready for the detonation, but a coup by a few brave men allowed the peak to be retaken by the Royal Army, which held it until the end of the war.

The Austro-Hungarian observatory still survives at the summit. The bowels of the promontory are instead carved out by a surprising and easily navigable labyrinth of dark, damp tunnels with steep steps (EE).

In 1916, near the summit, the Austro-Hungarians captured the irredentists Cesare Battisti and Fabio Filzi. They were immediately taken to Trento and hanged at Buonconsiglio Castle as traitors. For this reason, the peak, known at the time as 'Corno della Vallarsa', was renamed 'Corno Battisti' after the war.

it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Corno_Battisti
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1. Corno Battisti Tunnel – Corno Battisti loop from Raossi

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