Mount Schiaron
Geographical Features
.the Peaks Mount Schiaron enjoys a central position within the Comelico territory, but from the valleys to the west, beyond Longerin’s Rocks, it is not entirely visible due to the Longerin themselves, which largely cover the view. Instead it is clearly visible in the East because it faces directly on the Visdende valley without having any mountain in front. It can also be seen very well from across the border line and from the south by the Group of The Terze. Mount Schiaron belongs to the Central Mountain Group together with the Longerin’s Rocks, Mount San Daniele, Mount Zovo and Mount Curie’. The rocky peak that rises on a first grassy block reaches 2246 msl.
.the Valleys The M. Schiaron creates the Londo valley in the North-East, together with the Mount Palombino. To the east it overlooks the Visdende valley undisturbed and to the west it meets Mount San Daniele in a steep gorge forming the Vissada valley, a small pearl of the Comelico that is still used as a pasture for heifers in summer. To the south it lowers into woods and meets the appendages of Mount Curie’.
.the Rivers The presence of water is generally good and is mostly on the West and South sides, that is, those which face the Vissada valley, crossed by the homonymous Rio of Vissada. On the north side, towards Londo valley, the presence of water is guaranteed by several sources which, as you descend towards Visdende valley, form the Londo Torrent. In the eastern part the Giao of Codippo descends towards the Londo torrent and further south the Rio Dolmi flows into the Cordevole torrent, thus dividing Pra Marino from Pra della Fratta in the central area of the Visdende valley
Political boundaries
All Monte Schiaron is located entirely in the Municipality of San Pietro di Cadore. The appendages that descend into Val Visdende on its eastward side border the Municipality of Santo Stefano di Cadore.
The Approach
.from F.la Zovo The mountain can be approached comfortably by car. From the south side you reach F.la Zovo where there is a small parking lot and a refuge currently (2015) closed.
This fork can be reached in three different ways, however, starting from the built-up area of S. Stefano di Cadore. You can go up by car in about 15 minutes, covering 9.7 km, passing first through the town of San Pietro di Cadore, then crossing its hamlet of Valle and then going up along the east coast of Hill of Tamber and crossing a forest of Firs along the municipal road called “Terrible”, until reaching the altitude of 1605 mslm of F.la Zovo. You can also go up to the village of Costalta in 16 min, covering 11 km, always along the asphalted municipal road you leave the hamlet of San Pietro di Cadore and you reach, along a narrow flat road, the locality of La Siega and then start going up a steep road until you reach Pramaio and immediately after Forcella Zovo. Alternatively, you can go up through the Visdende valley along 17 km in about 30 minutes. From Santo Stefano di Cadore proceed in the direction of Sappada, for State 355 until Km 43.5, then turn left going up a comfortable asphalted road and you will reach Visdende valley (1250 msl). We continue straight on a plateau up to the junction for Pra Marino, there we turn left still going straight to the junction for Pra della Fratta, here we turn left again and we continue up to Pra Cividella where we begin to climb along the woods and so you reach F.la Zovo.
.from S.la of The Pradetti From South-West the Schiaron can be tackled starting from the Sella of The Pradetti. This route first involves the crossing of Mount Zovo. You can go up from the village of Costalissoio and, after leaving the car in La Baita, continue to climb the paved and steep forest road along the Bosco of Giavi until you reach (1610 mslm) and cross the Coston di Sasso Grigno (1834 mslm); from here you walk in a false plane approaching Mount Zovo until you reach the crossroads for Costa villlage (1896 msl) where you descend in a north-easterly direction up to the altitude of 1757 msl. of Sella of The Pradetti, travel time 10 min by car and 1h30min on foot (6.2Km and 7.7Km). At Sella of The Pradetti you can also go up from the village of S.Nicolo’ of 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 mslm), 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 Mount Zovo (1896 mslm), from here go down to the Sella of The Pradetti (1757 mslm), distance 1h-4.3Km.
.from P.so Palombino The mountain can also be approached from the North-West starting from Malga Melin (1663 msl). From Santo Stefano go up along State Road 52, at Sega Digon, take the Digon valley’s Municipal Road on the right. Once on Cappella Tamai, continue straight up to the crossroads for the Melin valley (11Km 17min) where you can leave your car (1458 msl). Continue in the woods to the right in an easterly direction up to Malga Melin on a paved forest road (2km 24min). Alternatively, you can leave your car at Cappella Tamai (7.5 Km 10min) and continue by turning right, once you reach a crossroads, continue straight towards Giao Storto going up the woods along a gravel forest road with the CAI 142 sign to the hairpin bend to the Costa di Aiaredo (1602 mslm) (3.5 Km 1h10min).
.from Visdende valley Alternatively from Visdende valley you
can reach the Ciadon junction by car by continuing straight to Pra Marino and, after passing La Fitta, enter the woods and proceed north until reaching the Ciadon junction (1400 mslm), thus having covered 15 km in 24min approx. Then you go up to M.ga Londo (1643 mslm) for Trail CAI-167 covering almost 2 Km. You can also attack the top along an impervious very steep road that climbs along the East gully. Just beyond the locality La Fitta gravel forest road climbs to the west (1310 mslm). At the end of the Firs forest and at the beginning of the gully the dirt road stops and we have to face the gully without a path at 1600 ms above sea level.
The Climb
The ascent to Schiaron (2246 msl) starts near F.la Longerin along a path with the CAI-196 trail sign. From F.la Zovo continue on the path with the CAI-169 trail along the Vissada valley to the F.la Longerin (2044 mslm), while from the Ciadon junction to the M.ga Londo for the path with the CAI-167 trail and long Longerin valley up to F.la Longerin by path with CAI-169 sign. From M.ga Melin, however, you go up the path with the CAI-165 trail to P.so Palombino (2035 mslm), then go along the scree slopes under the Longerin towers towards the east and, crossing the latter on steep Forcelletta at the end, you come to cross the path with the CAI-195 trail from here and descend slightly to F.la Longerin. 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 from S.la of The Pradetti go up along a path with the CAI-165 trail, pass Hill of The Pradetti and reach the upper part of the Vissada plains at an altitude of 2073 mslm, from here you cross the plains in a northerly direction -East until you take the path that leads to the top.
