Hiking (mountain trail, in places narrow and exposed)
Alpine route (equipped or very exposed section, snow field, blocks)
R1
Muggia (Trieste) » Rifugio Premuda
Trail crossing
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5h00 |
14.1 km
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392 m
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181 m
From Marconi Square in Muggia the route climbs to the village of Santa Barbara. Trail 1 goes towards Rabuiese and Vignano woods, later crossing the valley of the Ospo stream. The trail climbs again to Caresana then on to San Dorligo della Valle and the Premuda hut is not much further.
The Via Alpina trail, marked CAI, with red-white-red stripes, begins at the Castle at Muggia. The trails are the same ones as the inhabitants of the Karst used in the past to take what little produce they had to market. The route through the village of San Dorligo della Valle and on to the entrance to the Rosandra valley is along the roman aqueduct that provided water to Tergeste, and then along the ancient “Via del Sale" (salt route). Continue past the salt plains near Muggia to the high plateau of the Karst and inland Istria. The route then takes the walker through the beautiful Rosandra valley, where the most famous mountaineers from the Giulia region (such as Comici and Cozzolino) have displayed their talents, and to the Premuda hut (open all year round), at 68m above sea level. This is the Italian Alpine Club’s lowest hut, near magnificent limestone cliffs, and home to one of the most prestigious Mountaineering Schools (trail 13/1). (Vittorio Aglialoro)
Natural and cultural heritage
From Trieste public transport provides access to the charming little Venetian town of Muggia, which already shows elements of Illyrian influence as well as that of the Karst, from where Slav culture has always filtered in to entwine itself with its Venetian origins and, more recently, four hundred years of Hapsburg influence. The Via Alpina route begins here, from the pleasing piazza del Municipio square and the typical façade of the Duomo. It climbs to the Castle and the Roman site, above which sits the Shrine of the Madonna, protector of sailors. Man has marked the landscape of the area and there is plenty of evidence of this along the way, from the sandstone quarries to the salt works. Past the natural oasis of the Noghere lakes and the Ospo stream, the trail heads up the slopes of the hills of the Karst that sit above the village of San Dorligo della Valle/Dolina and mark the borders of the wonderful Val Rosandra valley. (Vittorio Aglialoro / Alessandro Pennazzato)
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Via Alpina International Secretariat - 2011-12-08
@Daniel: thanks, we have updated the coordinates and hope to be able to upload detailed tracks in the not-too-far future. And yes accommodation is now in Bagnoli della Rosandra.
In the Refuge of Premuda there is no accommodation. But do not despair. The warden will phone the nearby B&B to book a reservation for you. Then have diner at the Refuge and after walk a kilometer down the valley to the square in the nearby village. The lady is very hospitable and friendly, she will even offer to pick you up! 25 euro pp +bf. Very well recommended!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The marked endpoint of the R1 stage is NOT Premuda! The refuge is one kilometer before, at coordinates: 45.6194,13.8659. On the entire Italian part the GPS-track is very inaccurate and misleading. From Trieste to Premuda follow the red-and-white track number 1, and be very careful for sudden turns!
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Alpinisten - 2011-09-26
Den Wegbeginn findet man, indem man in Muggia am Rathausplatz vorbei geht (Salita delle Mura) und dann die Via Roma quert in die Via Gabriele d´Annunzio. Dort ist auch das Wanderzeichen der Traversata Muggesana zu finden. Dennoch wäre ein Via Alpina-Schild hier zu Beginn des Roten Weges wünschenswert.
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Janek - 2011-07-21
I don't know about this year, but last year when I started there was no sign indicating the start of the trail. Maybe there is one know, but I would have liked to take a picture of me in the beginning of that adventure I wa about to embark.
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WestCoastHikers - 2010-09-06
After leaving Santa Barbara there is basically no place to get anything to drink. Make sure to take plenty of water.
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WestCoastHikers - 2010-09-06
In this stage when the trail meets a road it is usually easy to go the wrong way, as there are no markings at those points. Turning left is almost always the right thing to do even when it looks wrong (like on the way up to Caresana).
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vohi - 2010-09-01
Wir sind direkt von Matavun nach Trieste gelaufen.. An halbem Tag gut machbar..(teilweise muss wg schlechter Wegweisung jedoch der Weg entlang der verkehrsträchtigen Straßen gewählt werden)
Der Müllanteil in der schönen Landschaft nimmt stetig zu.. Wir sind in Italien angekommen!
Wieder Erwarten war die letzte Etappe für mich die unattraktivste (Müll, schlechte Wegweisung, für mich unschöne Hafenstadt Trieste, dazu kam Regen...).
Trieste: Ein Gewirr an Unterkünften (alle mit Sternen ausgeschildert), aber relativ teuer (3 Sterne min. 60 Euro pro Nacht)
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gonzom - 2010-08-10
Nice housekeepers (and sensual waitress), they show me a good place to put up my tent - for free
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ROUSSELLE - 2010-01-06
Pour éviter le refuge Premuda, à partir de San Dorligo monter au Mont Carso (438m) et descendre sur la Chapelle Ste Marie puis Bovac : Vue magnifique sur Tieste. Continuer ensuite sur Draga Sant' Elia : Hôtel Locanda Mario (voir étape R2)
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Bi - 2009-10-19
Mit Bus 41 bis Mocco. Von Mocco aus via Refugio Premuda nach Divaca. Übernachtungsmöglichkeit in Hotel
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miriam - 2009-09-04
Refugio Premuda ist zwar als erstes Etappenziel angeschrieben, aber es bietet keine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit an - dessen sollte man sich bewusst sein, wir haben es leider übersehen und vertrauten auf die Beschreibung.
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5h00 |
14.1 km
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392 m
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181 m
Favourites, criticisms ? Make your personal comments on this stage. For more general notes please use the comments section of the page Over to the Via Alpinists.