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Italy
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Pordenone
Cimolais

Rifugio Maniago – Cava Buscada Mountain Hut loop from Cimolais / Thimolei

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Italy
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Pordenone
Cimolais

Rifugio Maniago – Cava Buscada Mountain Hut loop from Cimolais / Thimolei

Hard

4.9

(17)

77

riders

Rifugio Maniago – Cava Buscada Mountain Hut loop from Cimolais / Thimolei

05:00

42.4km

1,910m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 7.02 km for 87 m

After 25.7 km for 369 m

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

282 m

Santa Maria Maggiore

Highlight • Religious Site

2

3.03 km

Passo San Osvaldo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Lots of nature and little traffic. Simple pass in the middle of nowhere.

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3

5.49 km

Church of San Martino

Highlight • Religious Site

Remains of the Church of San Martino after the Vajont disaster only the stone foundations remained. They rebuilt the remainder in metal and it is impressive to imagine what happened …

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4

17.4 km

Rifugio Maniago

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge in an important position for the various routes to and from Duranno, courteous managers and the very nice dachshund Benito.

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17.4 km

Rifugio Maniago

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The ascent by bike or on foot is worth it / great view / nice hosts

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6

26.7 km

Cava Buscada Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A wonderful refuge that enjoys a wonderful view of Monte Duranno and Erto.

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31.1 km

Casera Mela Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Casera Mela refuge, located at the beginning of Val Zemola at about 1200 meters, enjoys a splendid position and will amaze you with its landscapes

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42.4 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.9 km

9.66 km

5.38 km

4.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

12.6 km

7.47 km

3.86 km

3.63 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 1 September

27°C

17°C

39 %

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Comments

June 10, 2025,Giro in eMTB - Val Zemola, rifugi Maniago e Cava Buscada da Erto
Short tour but with significant slopes, the arrival at the Maniago refuge is hindered by the gravel surface, but you can push the bike for a few meters safely. Spectacular climb to the Cava Buscada refuge that passes through a tunnel, the view is exceptional. Also worth a visit to the alleys of old Erto.

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December 7, 2024,Rifugio Maniago Cava Buscada Casera Mela in Val Zemola da Erto Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Technically easy itinerary apart from the last stretch of the climb to the Maniago Refuge which is of medium difficulty, consider the quite significant slopes between 15 and 20%, do not underestimate the physical effort, doable but continuous. Very solitary and quiet environment, see the detailed description and the video with more information.

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July 12, 2025,Rifugio Maniago e Cava Buscada da Erto in gruppo
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12-07-2025

We retraced the same route we took in winter, but this time in summer and with friends.

I'm attaching the link to the previous description, but it was winter with some snow and presented a few more challenges. Today, the refuges are also open. We ate at Cava Buscada.

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July 14, 2024,Val Zemola
Nice climb to the Maniago refuge from Erto, tough and with the last 800 m of path. Descent on the same route as the outward journey if you have a gravel bike, while there is a path that seems feasible for those with a full MTB

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October 6, 2024,Erto-Casera Mela-Cava Buscada-Erto
Today a nice ride given the clear weather so we go to Val Zemola from Erto. Lunch at Cava Buscada kind and we eat well. We went up to the quarry then snow it was difficult to go further safely. Overall very nice 😁

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September 6, 2025,Giro mtb Erto-Casera Mela-Cava Buscada-Rifugio Maniago-Erto-Diga Vajont-Erto
Today we returned to Cava Buscada, this time without snow... we climbed up to the quarry and then wanted to go to Antri dal Ledan, but my "lazy" companions didn't want us to. We went down and back up to the Maniago Refuge via the forestry service, with the last 500 meters on a well-cyclable path. At the refuge, beautiful …

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