Carnic Crossing - Stage 7 of 11

The seventh stage, shorter than the others to recover a little of the energy expended in the previous days, starts from the malga Promosio and ascends to the green Cercevesa saddle . Sloping down the eastern slope of the Crete di Mezzodì, one enters one of the most solitary corners of the Carnic mountains where encounters with wildlife are by no means rare. From the Cercevesa saddle, one descends into the small valley of the stream of the same name. Past the ancient pasture of the Cercevesa cheese factory (ruins) with a long route in continuous ups and downs, the southern slopes of M. Scarniz and Cuestalta are crossed to the Sella di Creta Rossa saddle overlooking the Pecol di Chiaula valley. From the saddle, rich in evidence of the First World War, we descend steeply into the valley of the Rio Valentin, reaching the Fabiani hut at an altitude of 1539m, the day's stage stop.