Monte Biaena, 1615 m
Between the Bordalo pass summit and the small village of Nomesino lies Monte Biaena, a long, forested, and very scenic ridge. Battles were also fought here during the First World War, the traces of which can still be seen today. The Austrian positions on the south side of the summit were so deeply entrenched that they could not be captured until the end of the war. Our hike initially follows a paved road, but the climb to the summit itself more than makes up for this. The view from up there is magnificent. Especially impressive is the view over the Adige Valley towards the Lessini Mountains. On its east side lies the Malga Somator, an alpine hut converted into a restaurant offering good regional cuisine.
From Nomesino we first walk through the village and continue along the main road towards Lenzina until the marked hiking trail (trail no. 670) branches off to the left. Steeply up briefly to a narrow paved road, then level for a short distance to a road junction. Keeping right uphill towards the hamlet of Coriano. At further junctions we keep right and reach the San Bernardo wayside shrine. Continuing right towards Malga Somator, a route now also appreciated by many bikers. After about an hour, we reach the Veano plateau. At the first house directly on the road, we go left through the forest on a pull path and soon encounter a well-maintained trail (trail no. 673). Now steeply up in switchbacks through the rugged east flank to the summit plateau of Monte Biaena; we keep left and ascend the last section to the summit cross. Here we also find wartime shelters and below the summit on the right the Capanna Monte Biaena (possibly open on weekends). In the First World War, large cannons were
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Heinrich Bauregger
Heinrich Bauregger, geboren 1951 im Berchtesgadener Land, studierte Germanistik und Geschichte (M.A.). Nach seinem Studium war er viele Jahre in Buchverlagen tätig (unter anderem auch beim Rother Bergverlag). Von Kindheit an in den Bergen wandernd unterwegs, lebte er seine Passion zunächst in den Alpen aus, dann folgten zahlreiche Trekkingtouren in den Bergen der Welt (Himalaya, Ostafrika, Mexiko, Anden). Schließlich entdeckte er die Abruzzen (Mittelitalien) als seine zweite Heimat („Tra Mare e Monti“). Heute lebt er abwechselnd in München und in Sulmona als freier Lektor und Autor. Er hat zahlreiche erfolgreiche Wander-, Rad- und Reisebücher verfasst.

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