Way of St Christopher - Foothills Route 19-27 September 2025
How to participate
- All stages from 19 to 27 September will take place on foot and will be open to anyone who wants to join in.
- Italy Trip Idea will organise for you the stay and access to the various activities for as long or as little as you prefer with a minimum of one night.
- Contact us via the booking form and we will organise your customised experience.
Itinerary
Pedemontano route: Caneva - Polcenigo - Budoia - Aviano - Montereale Valcellina - Maniago - Frisanco - Meduno - Travesio - Castelnovo del Friuli - Clauzetto - Vito d'Asio - Pinzano al Tagliamento - Spilimbergo. A route on roads with little traffic: mule tracks, paths, minor roads and dirt tracks. Each stage will have the following characteristics: 9.00 a.m. meeting with the guide and departure Lunch break with packed lunch prepared by the host structure 2 pm departure to complete the stage 1700 arrival at destination and possible recovery of cars. Dinner in the hotel or in an affiliated restaurant and overnight stay. In some stages there will be activities open not only to walkers, an opportunity for exchange and reflection on different aspects of the Path At each stage there will be a "Travel Diary" in which each walker can leave a trace and voice of their passage At each stage there will be one or more "Companions of the Journey" and "Keepers of the Path" who will give stories...look for them and walk with them to discover the soul and beauty of our Path...a Path with many voices. All participants complete the route together at the end of the stage, whether they are then staying in a hotel or returning to their starting point. At the end of the event there is the possibility of taking the drivers to retrieve their cars at the starting point of the day's stageFellow travellers
Fabiano Bruna - Regional Nature Guide Giorgio Zampieri - Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking Guide Giulia Oblach - Accessible Tourism Expert Luca Vivan - Writer and storyteller of territories Marco Pascolino - Environmental Hiking Guide Matteo Cimarosti - Environmental Hiking Guide Piero Del Din - Environmental Hiking Guide Tanja Beinat - Environmental Hiking GuidePROGRAMME:
Departure9 a.m. Stevenà di Caneva, Villa Frova
Arrival: 5 p.m. Polcenigo, Piazza Plebiscito
Length19 km
Height difference: uphill 528 m, downhill 536 m
Average travel time: 4 h 10' (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narrativesCaneva Castle; Palù di Livenza - UNESCO site; Park Rural San Floriano; Ancient Village of Polcenigo
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giulia Oblach, tourism expert accessible; Giorgio Zampieri, Guide Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking; Tanja Beinat, Guide Environmental Hiking
Departure: 9 a.m. Polcenigo, Piazza Plebiscito
Arrival: 4 p.m. Aviano, Castle Gate
Length: 16 km
Height difference: uphill 475 m, downhill 360 m
Average travel time: 3h 30' (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narratives: Polcenigo Castle; the Gor path; Santa Lucia Church; Villotta di Aviano, the votive chapel and the figure of Father Marco d'Aviano; Castel d'Aviano, the Church of Santa Giuliana.
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giorgio Zampieri, Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking Guide; Matteo Cimarosti, Environmental Hiking Guide; Tanja Beinat, Environmental Hiking Guide.
Departure: 9 a.m. Aviano, stadium car park (avenue San Giorgio in front of the library)
Arrival: 5 p.m. Malnisio di Montereale Valcellina, Antonio Pitter hydroelectric power station
Length: 23 km
Height difference: uphill 568 m, downhill 420 m
Average travel time: 5 h (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narratives: Anotonio Pitter hydroelectric power plant in Malnisio
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giorgio Zampieri, Guide Cansiglio
Pre-Alps Hiking; Giulia Oblach, Accessible Tourism Expert; Matteo Cimarosti, Environmental Hiking Guide
Departure9 a.m. Malnisio di Montereale Valcellina, Antonio Pitter hydroelectric power station car park
Arrival: 17.00 Maniago Castle
Length: 16 km
Height difference: uphill 823 m, downhill 740 m
Average travel time: 3 h 40' (not including time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narratives: External route Central Malnisio; Antica Pieve di San Rocco; Maniago Castle Visitor Centre.
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Fabiano Bruna, Regional Nature Guide of the Friulian Dolomites; Giorgio Zampieri, Guide Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking.
Departure: 9 a.m. Maniago, Museum of Manufacturing and Cutlery Art
Arrival5 p.m. Meduno, Palazzo Colossis
Length: 18 km
Height difference: uphill 836 m, downhill 809 m
Average travel time: 4 h (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narrativesMuseum of Manufacturing Art and Cutlery; village of Poffabro and Frisanco, Exhibition Da li mans di Carlin; the ancient village of Preplans.
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Fabiano Bruna, Regional Naturalistic Guide of the Friulian Dolomites; Giorgio Zampieri, Guide Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking; Giulia Oblach, Accessible Tourism Expert; Pietro Del Din, Environmental Hiking Guide; Tanja Beinat, Environmental Hiking Guide
Departure9 a.m. Meduno, Palazzo Colossis
Arrival5 p.m. Castelnovo del Friuli, Villa Sulis
Length: 16 km
Height difference: uphill 441 m, downhill 491 m
Average travel time: 3 h 40' (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narratives: Between history and landscapes walking from Meduno, Toppo and Travesio; The Puntiç and the hamlets of Castelnovo del Friuli; Archaeological collection of Villa Sulis, the pottery of Castelnovo
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giorgio Zampieri, Cansiglio Guides Prealpi Hiking; Tanja Beinat, Environmental Hiking Guide
Departure9 a.m. Castelnovo del Friuli, Villa Sulis
Arrival: 5 p.m. Anduins, Town Hall Square
Length: 15 km
Height difference: uphill 687 m, downhill 626 m
Average travel time: 3 h 30' (not including time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narrativesChurch of San Nicolò and castle ruins. The Bells of Colle Monaco; Clauzetto between Fontane and Clapadories; Vito d'Asio, Antica Pieve di St. Martin; Anduins Parish Church
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giorgio Zampieri, Cansiglio Guides Prealpi Hiking; Giulia Oblach, accessible tourism expert; Pietro Del Din, Guide Environmental Hiking Guide; Matteo Cimarosti, Environmental Hiking Guide
Departure: 9 a.m. Anduins, Town Hall Square
Arrival: 5 p.m. Valeriano, Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti
Length: 15 km
Height difference: uphill 268 m, downhill 386 m
Average travel time: 3 h 10' (without time for long stops, visits and lunches)
Places and narratives: Count Ceconi; Between the Arzino and Tagliamento, between fords and ferrymen; Pinzano and the Germanic Shrine; Pinzano Castle, the Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti di Valeriano
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Giorgio Zampieri, Guide Cansiglio Prealpi Hiking; Matteo Cimarosti, Environmental Hiking Guide
Departure9 a.m. Valeriano, Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti
Arrival: 12 noon Spilimbergo, Piazza Duomo
Length8.5 km
Height differenceuphill 39 m, downhill 77 m
Average travel time1 h 50' (without time for long stops, visits)
Places and narratives: The figure of Saint Christopher, a look at the façades of the Churches of Santa Maria dei Battuti, in Valeriano, San Marco in Gaio, Santa Croce in Baseglia and the Cathedral of Spilimbergo.
Fellow travellers and guardians of the path: Matteo Cimarosti, Environmental Hiking Guide; Pietro Del Din, Environmental Hiking Guide.
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