The Schiara () is a mountain in the southern
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ...
of
Veneto
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in northern
Italy
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. It is located just north of the town of
Belluno
Belluno (; ; ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the Capital (political), capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region. W ...
, approximately 50 miles north of
Venice
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. Monte Schiara has an elevation of 2,565 metres.
The best trails
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Ferrata Luigi Zacchi ''(difficulty D)''
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Ferrata Berti ''(difficulty C)''
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Ferrata Marmol ''(difficulty C)''
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Ferrata Sperti ''(difficulty C)''
Huts and bivouacs
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Rifugio 7° Alpini (1491 m)
Mountain hut
A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...
located below the southern face (900 metres) of Monte Schiara, in the valley of
Val d'Ardo. Its capacity is 50 beds and it is open from mid-June to the end of September. It is owned by the
Italian Alpine Club
The Club Alpino Italiano is the senior Italian alpine club which stages climbing competitions, operates alpine huts, marks and maintains paths, and is active in protecting the Alpine environment.
It was founded in Turin in 1863 by the then fin ...
. The hut was built by the 7th (''Alpini'') Mountain Infantry Regiment, hence the name of the hut.
Bivouacs:
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Bivacco I. e G. Sperti (2,000 m) ''(Sperti trail)''
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Bivacco U della Bernardina (2,320 m) ''(Zacchi trail)''
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Bivacco del Marmol (2,266 m) ''(Marmol trail)''
References Ascent of Monte Schiara ''(account, photogallery)''
- Czech/English
{{Coord, 46, 13, 56, N, 12, 11, 1, E, type:mountain_region:IT, display=title
Mountains of Veneto
Dolomites
Mountains of the Alps