The Schiara ( it, Monte Schiara) is a mountain in the southern
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form par ...
of
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
in northern
Italy
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. It is located just north of the town of
Belluno
Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region ...
, approximately 50 miles north of
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
. 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 high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...
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 finan ...
. 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
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Mountains of Veneto
Dolomites
Mountains of the Alps