“Ta Lipa Pot”, Resia's beautiful road

 

The environment, the culture and the history of Val Resia through a charming itinerary

The permanent circular route "Ta Lipa Pot" ("The pretty road", in resian dialect), starting and ending at the Stolvizza di Resia hamlet, represents an occasion to get in touch with the environment, the culture and the history of Val Resia. A nature itinerary winding along the trails around the village, in a pristine area with an unmatched tranquility. The roads touch places rich with mountain history, tradition and culture, before crossing areas of rare landscape beauty.
During the walk, it's not uncommon to meet horses, sheep and cows grazing.

Technical data:

• Starting point: Stolvizza (elevation 580mt)
• Arrival point: Stolvizza (elevation 580mt)
• Difference in height: 200mt
• Maximum elevation: 591mt
• Minimum elevation: 430mt
• Length: 8.3km

Description:
Estimated travel time: 2 hours, 50 minutes
Cartography: Tabacco chart 1:25000 sheet #027 - Canìn - Val Resia – Julian Prealps Natural Park
Difficulty: touristic
Starting from the Stolvizza hamlet (Arrotino square), follow the indication at the start of the circular route.
At the start of the route, you’ll be immediately immersed in the landscape while flanking the Potok Brook waterfall’s cliff. Delve then into the wood and arrive nearby a typical stable in the area of Hostie.

After reaching Malicen Brook, you can quench your thirst with the waters of a very fresh stream.

Proceed and walk down to the Zamlin built-up area. After crossing it, walk along the Resia creek’s left bank, where you can admire the massif of Mt. Canin in all its beauty. Along certain stretches, you can cross simple and panoramic gangplanks over the river as you pass nearby the old lime factory and the spring in the area of Loh. The route through gangplank crosses again the Resia Brook.

Now walk up to Acchia, the small plateau destined to the growing of garlic, onions and potatoes, until you reach the Arrotino Square, in the village, start and arrival point of this exciting walk.
The “Ta Lipa Pot” was born to be walked, but you may also transit by mountain bike or on horseback according to the type of trails and roads.
It is open March 31 through October 31, and it includes two tracks: a short one, 5km, and one slightly longer, a little more than 8km.
Staying at Stolvizza, the tourist dedicated to the local culture can visit the Knife-Grinder Museum, a piece of history of the valley, near the village’s ex-school. Alternatively, he can walk the route through the Via Alta of Kikej hamlet, a well-preserved example of the typical one-time architecture.

Access:
From the highway 23 Venice, exit to Carnia. Proceed for a few kilometers on S.S. 13 Pontebbana toward Tarvisio until you take the Val Resia nearby Resiutta. Follow the road along the valley ignoring all detours, until you reach Stolvizza.