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Cavazzo Carnico

Monte Festa Outpost – Monte Festa Fortress loop from Mena / Mene

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Italy
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Udine
Cavazzo Carnico

Monte Festa Outpost – Monte Festa Fortress loop from Mena / Mene

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Monte Festa Outpost – Monte Festa Fortress loop from Mena / Mene

05:22

15.9km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 7.66 km for 38 m

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3.80 km

View of Lake Cavazzo from Monte Festa

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Short detour in between to the fortress. Suoer Blick, however, the information board at the lookout has been vandalized.

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6.89 km

Fontana del Monte Festa

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An excellent point where you can fill the bottle with good fresh water.

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7.63 km

Monte Festa Outpost

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A few meters further to the Monte Festa fortress. Historical impressions and testimonies from the 1st World War still exist.

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8.38 km

Fortress Cistern

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The fortress's cistern allowed for the storage of water necessary for the soldiers' survival.

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8.54 km

Monte Festa Fortress

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Wonderful fortifications on the way to Monet San Simone

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8.55 km

Beautiful view

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wonderful view of the lake of Cavazzo, you will be dazzled by the beauty of this place.

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8.61 km

Gun Platforms of Forte Monte Festa

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The fortress of Mount Festa was equipped with 4 149 mm guns in armored cupolas, it was also equipped with a 149 mm battery in uncovered cupolas. A 79 mm anti-aircraft section and a Merino machine gun.

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8.81 km

To supply the projectiles, hoists were built to lift the warheads for the cannons using a very advanced system for the period.

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15.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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13.4 km

2.09 km

426 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

4.31 km

426 m

246 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

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12°C

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Comments

June 2, 2024,m. Festa 02/06/24
The app does not correctly record the time spent on the move 😊

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March 2, 2025,Monte Festa von Mena
@Philip In contrast to last week, I had perfect hiking weather today😉👌

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Great winter hike, took 5 hours including photography and filming. Sturdy shoes are really necessary as most of the route consists of coarse scree. There are always impressive views.

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Departure at 09:50 from Interneppo with the Scientific Committee group of the CAI section of Udine. After a detailed illustration of the peculiarities of the place and the historical events that characterized it, we set off on the path also known as the butterfly trail. The objective was the summit of Monte Festa with its fort.
The Monte Festa (1065m), …

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April 5, 2022,Monte Festa (Friaul)
Over an old military road up to the fortress. Time travel - lost place - theater of war - great view.

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May 4, 2025,Monte Festa
Not a particularly tiring climb
At the top, a breathtaking 360-degree panorama

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