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Mount Altare – Church of San Rocco loop from Vittorio Veneto
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Mount Altare – Church of San Rocco loop from Vittorio Veneto
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Mount Altare – Church of San Rocco loop from Vittorio Veneto
03:08
19.5km
960m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Start point
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1.54 km
Colle di San Paolo
Highlight • Religious Site
The ancient Colle di S. Elia, where today the church of San Paolo al Monte stands. This church was built in the place where the fortress of Ceneda once stood, the "Castrum Sancti Eliae", devastated by the invasion of the Hungarians in 1418. The only vestige of past times remains the characteristic "Porta San Zuane", which anticipates the descent on the north side of the hill. The current small temple, dedicated to the apostle Saint Paul, was built between 1508 and 1517. It is a building with a single nave with two side chapels, flanked by a small bell tower and an adjoining caretaker's house. Although the earthquake of October 18, 1936 had devastating consequences, the partial reconstruction and restoration of 1940 maintained the original architecture of the buildings. The caretaker's house, a building with an irregular plan to the left of the oratory, also dates back to the 16th century. Numerous hermits took over the surveillance of the Colle di San Paolo.
The path of the "Via Crucis" was built starting from 1730 by will of Bishop de Luca. Contrary to the initial project, the winding road that leads to the top of the hill along the southern slope was chosen. In 1735 the construction of the 14 masonry capitals was completed, carried out in the characteristic eighteenth-century style. The inscription on the fifth capital attests to the completion of the work (episode of Veronica wiping the face of Christ). As the years passed, however, the Via Crucis fell into disuse, so much so that it was forgotten and left to fall into disrepair. Fortunately today we can appreciate the route thanks to the intervention of the Alpini (Vittorio Veneto section) who took care of the total restoration between 1992 and 1995.
The path of the "Via Crucis" was built starting from 1730 by will of Bishop de Luca. Contrary to the initial project, the winding road that leads to the top of the hill along the southern slope was chosen. In 1735 the construction of the 14 masonry capitals was completed, carried out in the characteristic eighteenth-century style. The inscription on the fifth capital attests to the completion of the work (episode of Veronica wiping the face of Christ). As the years passed, however, the Via Crucis fell into disuse, so much so that it was forgotten and left to fall into disrepair. Fortunately today we can appreciate the route thanks to the intervention of the Alpini (Vittorio Veneto section) who took care of the total restoration between 1992 and 1995.
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1.61 km
View of Vittorio Veneto
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beautiful view of the town
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3.37 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
4
3.66 km
Mount Altare
Highlight • Viewpoint
Monte Altare (450 m) has always been one of the most popular mountains for the inhabitants of Vittorio Veneto. A relief rich in history, which majestically dominates the western side of the city and is recognizable by the large cross placed on a forerunner of its ridge. Ten meters high and four meters wide, this cross was erected in 1953 by the boys of the Catholic Action as a monument to the fallen of all wars. At the base there is a large concrete starfish surmounted by an anchor, a tribute to the missing sailors. All around the gaze is lost on the Col Visentin, on the Pizzoc, on the Serravalle narrow and on the Fregona coast.
The first writing in which it appears dates back to 1398, cited in a legal document concerning a border dispute between Ceneda and Serravalle. The name by which it is indicated is "Monte Antares", which meant union between heaven and earth, to be connected to the ancient Celtic population that according to tradition would have inhabited these places. Monte Antares was specifically called the eastern peak of the mountain massif, while the western part was called Colle Maledicto, site of an ancient Paleoveneto sanctuary, whose presence is confirmed by archaeological finds started in the 1980s and dating back to a period between the sixth and fourth centuries a. C. Only starting from 1485 does the name "Monte Altare" begin to assert itself, resisting to the present day.
The first writing in which it appears dates back to 1398, cited in a legal document concerning a border dispute between Ceneda and Serravalle. The name by which it is indicated is "Monte Antares", which meant union between heaven and earth, to be connected to the ancient Celtic population that according to tradition would have inhabited these places. Monte Antares was specifically called the eastern peak of the mountain massif, while the western part was called Colle Maledicto, site of an ancient Paleoveneto sanctuary, whose presence is confirmed by archaeological finds started in the 1980s and dating back to a period between the sixth and fourth centuries a. C. Only starting from 1485 does the name "Monte Altare" begin to assert itself, resisting to the present day.
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5.21 km
Memorial in Nature
Highlight • Monument
6
6.59 km
Church of San Rocco
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The Church of San Rocco (or Temple of San Rocco) stands on the ruins of the Castrum Sancti Elisei, a fortress to defend Ceneda destroyed by the Hungarians at the beginning of the 1400s. At the end of the same century, by will of the knight Nestore Lioni, a first small church dedicated to San Rocco, invoked since the Middle Ages as protector from the scourge of the plague. Since then, following the great popular devotion, the hill took the name of Colle di San Rocco. When the plague struck Ceneda in 1630, miraculously the city remained almost completely unscathed and the people of Ceneda raised San Rocco as co-patron saint of the city together with San Titian. The current small temple, built in 1840 in neoclassical style of the Doric order, was commissioned by Mons. Filippo artigianato. In addition to this, there was an orphanage, which has now been lost.
In 1895 the San Rocco hill and all its possessions were purchased by Count Luigi Sormani Moretti, senator of the Kingdom of Italy, who built a crypt in the basement for his daughter Camilla and restored the entire complex. Today the temple belongs to the Bezzo family who, by purchasing the adjacent house, also assimilated ownership of the church.
In 1895 the San Rocco hill and all its possessions were purchased by Count Luigi Sormani Moretti, senator of the Kingdom of Italy, who built a crypt in the basement for his daughter Camilla and restored the entire complex. Today the temple belongs to the Bezzo family who, by purchasing the adjacent house, also assimilated ownership of the church.
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8.50 km
Colle della Bigontina
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Together with the Colle di San Paolo, the Monte Altare, the Monte Piai and the Monte Baldo, the Colle della Bigontina constitutes one of the 5 ridges that surround Vittorio Veneto.
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8.91 km
Perdonanze Trench
Highlight • Historical Site
The Perdonanzestellung trench (literally “Perdonanze position”) was built by Austro-Hungarian troops in 1918 to complete the fortified position belt that surrounded Vittorio Veneto from the west. An advanced observation trench that was located in a strategic position for the vast field of view on the plain below and on the Piave area (the frontal vegetation was demolished at the time). Its importance was increased by the fact that it was placed at the end of a small valley, in order to control the movements that took place in the minor cart tracks that led to the city. From it you could see the flames of the departing Italian artillery. In the event of an enemy advance, its function also consisted in identifying and signaling the direction of travel of the columns, providing updates to military commands and shooting data on any targets.
This trench, far from the front and carefully built, was originally a couple of meters longer, then collapsed over time. It was deep enough for the soldiers to walk upright; the bottom was built on a slope and provided with a base of pebbles that allowed the water to flow out and prevent the formation of mud. Wooden planks were placed over the pebbles for their entire length. The walls were obtained from the latticework of branches supported by poles, so as to prevent the ground from collapsing. On the sidelines there was a small roof of trellises to mask the main observation post and a folding wooden door, where a machine gun was placed if necessary. At the other end, towards the cart track, a small shack with a tin roof had been created where off-duty soldiers rested. For normal functions the post had 4/5 men under the command of a non-commissioned officer. Like all of them, it was protected by fixed barbed wire or "Friesian horses", of which one element was reconstructed with material of the time found on the spot.
This trench, far from the front and carefully built, was originally a couple of meters longer, then collapsed over time. It was deep enough for the soldiers to walk upright; the bottom was built on a slope and provided with a base of pebbles that allowed the water to flow out and prevent the formation of mud. Wooden planks were placed over the pebbles for their entire length. The walls were obtained from the latticework of branches supported by poles, so as to prevent the ground from collapsing. On the sidelines there was a small roof of trellises to mask the main observation post and a folding wooden door, where a machine gun was placed if necessary. At the other end, towards the cart track, a small shack with a tin roof had been created where off-duty soldiers rested. For normal functions the post had 4/5 men under the command of a non-commissioned officer. Like all of them, it was protected by fixed barbed wire or "Friesian horses", of which one element was reconstructed with material of the time found on the spot.
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10.5 km
Monte Piai
Peak
10
16.0 km
Monte Baldo Summit and Viewpoint
Highlight • Summit
Modest height of 597 m with summit cross. From here the panorama extends towards Vittorio Veneto and the plain, to the north towards Revine, Col Visentin, Val Lapisina and Monte Pizzoc. Continuing the crest crossing there is a short descent and an equally short ascent that leads to the next Monte Pedof.
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19.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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13.9 km
3.01 km
1.76 km
749 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.50 km
6.11 km
2.59 km
1.94 km
962 m
318 m
< 100 m
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