Crode dei Longerin

.the ValleysTo the North-West, together with the Mountain Group of the West Border Line, the Longerin form theVal di Melin, while to the North-East, together withM.Palombino, they create theVal di Londo. To the east they face undisturbed on theVal Visdende, and to the west they meet theM. Spinagoing to form theVal Digon. To the South West they border withM. Zovo, while and South East they descend with a ridge that rises again inM. San Danieleand together withM. Schiaronthey formVal Vissada, a small pearl of Comelico that is still used in summer pasture for heifers.

.the RiversThe presence of water is generally good and is mostly on the north side, that is, the one that gives on theVal di Melin–Val di Londo, valleys crossed respectively by the Rio Melin and the Londo torrent. On the south side, towardsVal Vissada, the presence of water is guaranteed by several sources which, as we descend towardsVal Visdende, form the Rio di Vissada. In the North West part the Rio Saletta descends towards the Digon torrent and further south. The Rio Longerin flows into the Giao Storto and flows together along the Forest of The Ferrera.

.from S.la dei PradettiFrom South-West the C.de dei Longerin can be tackled starting from theSella dei Pradetti. This route first involves the crossing of Monte Zovo. You can go up from the town of Costalissoio and, after leaving the car in La Baita, continue to climb the paved and steep forest road along the Forest of Giavi until you reach (1610 m a.s.l.) and cross the Coston ofSasso Grigno(1834 m a.s.l.); from here you walk in a false plane approachingM. Zovountil you reach the crossroads for Costa village (1896 m a.s.l.) where you descend in a north-easterly direction up to the altitude of 1757 m a.s.l. of The Sella dei Pradetti, travel time 10min by car and 1h30min on foot (6.2Km and 7.7Km). At Sella dei Pradetti you can also go up from the village of S.Nicolo’ di Comelico. By car you reach Costa, fraz. of S.Nicolo’, and go up through Fir woods along an asphalted road until you reach the locality Fronta’ (1573 m a.s.l.), travel time 16min-8.8 Km. Leaving the car go up through meadows along a dirt road up to the junction for Costalissoio, under the summit of Monte Zovo (1896 m a.s.l.), from here go down to the Sella dei Pradetti (1757 m a.s.l.), distance 1h-4.3Km.

The climb toCima Sud(2523 m a.s.l. fromF.la Zovocontinues on a path with CAI-169 trail alongVal VissadatoF.la Longerin(2044 m a.s.l.), while from the Ciadon junction toM.ga Londoalong the path with the CAI-167 trail and along theVal dei Longerinup to F.la Longerin along the path with the CAI-169 trail. FromM.ga Melin, however, you go up the path with the CAI-165 trail toP.so Palombino(2035 m a.s.l), then go along the scree slopes under the Torrioni dei Longerin towards the east and, crossing the latter on steep little fork at the end, you come to cross the path with the CAI-195 trail that climbs to the summit from the Piani di Vissada. P.so Palombino can also be reached from the hairpin bend for Aiaredo by going up the path with the CAI-142 sign, passing close to F.la Poipera and continuing horizontally to the pass. Finally fromS.la dei Pradettigo up along the path with the CAI-165 trail, passCol dei Pradettiand reach the upper part of the Piani di Vissada at an altitude of 2073 m a.s.l. As soon as you begin to descend towards the plains, turn left through the mountain pines along a path without a signpost that climbs along the southern ridge of the mountain, with a not always well marked trail, up to the summit.