With the mountain weather pretty stormy the last weeks in Austria we were desperate to get outdoors but struggling with choice. I didn’t particularly want to fight with the weather and I also did not want to repeat mountains just for the sake of it. So I looked a little further away for a change.
Having seen the classic pictures of Monte Lussari on Instagram I thought it was time to check it out. So after a little research on which path to take and how to get there as well as the weather forecast for the coming days we were ready to go.
The drive from where we live to Italy is pretty easy as it is straight freeway and on arriving I did not realise how large a ski resort this was so parking was easy at the foot of the slopes also.
The path was pretty much the only one from this location and also the most popular being used by all hikers and ski tourers so it was not quiet to say the least. But they had a lot of snow there and with the cold weather the path was actually quite pleasant and simple snow chains on your boots was more than sufficient for the whole hike.
It’s a pretty decent climb of 1000 hm over 6 km but you don’t really notice it as the gradient is almost constant except for a few places. The whole way up is unfortunately in the forest and you have no views but as you get near the summit the incredible scenery begins to show and the final meters are just outstanding.
The views from the summit in good weather which we had were out of this world. Really stunning in every direction and well worth the tough climb. When you do get to the top it’s quite a strange situation there. A small village with bars, restaurants, accommodation and the famous church landmark. Its quite surreal to find all this here together with all the fur lined coat and boot wearers who have made the trip up with the gondola for drinks and a meal. But nevertheless it was really a lovely hike and mountain.
Returning to the valley with the gondola we drove to Tarivisio and had just the most wonderful pizza. The Italians just do it better. Before returning home after a great day out in the mountains.
If you live or are in the area then maybe put this on your to-do list.
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