Ring of the Cenguei

After traveling five kilometers on the road leading to Passo Cereda (SS347) you reach the Baita del Vecio, a historic starting point for hikes and a now-closed restaurant, easily recognizable by the large parking area (not usable) on the left side of the state road. Another hundred meters and you turn right crossing the Rio Cereda on a small bridge. You are in the locality of Domadói (1,115 m above sea level), where you can also park your vehicle and where Trail No. 744 begins.

The hike initially follows Trail No. 744 “Alessandro Miola” towards Valtegnarich de Sora / Croce del Padèla, which leads - in about twenty minutes - to the Valtegnarich junction, where you take the inter-farm road (the one with the small shrine!) to the right (Trail No. 730) in the direction of Cenguei. After a few minutes of walking, the view opens onto the splendid panorama offered by the locality of Zenguei (or Cenguei, as indicated by a sign with the more modern toponymy), at 1,145 meters altitude. Near the many farms it will not be difficult to see some domestic animals and, in autumn, also some cows grazing. If you are lucky, you might also catch sight of some roe deer or deer at the edge of the forest.

The route then proceeds towards the locality of Pusòl and its characteristic farms, located on the western slope of the Sanguárna hill (1,172 m above sea level, a mountain which in the 1950s was served by a single-seat chairlift that started near the primary school of Primiero). After about twenty minutes descending, following the road that crosses the slope of Sanguárna hill from north to south, you reach the junction with the cement forest road of Val Unéda, in the locality Spiadóri. From the fork, continue ascending along the dirt forest road “Pretecasa - Stadel” (Trail No. 723) towards Ritasa / Malga Fossetta. The forest road continues with some hairpin bends towards the meadows of Ritasa, reached in about thirty minutes, after leaving the forest road near the locality of Stadel and starting a short but steep climb, made difficult by the eroded ground.

The locality of Ritasa, at 1,275 meters altitude, is the highest point of the route; the effort of the climb is however rewarded by the enchanting views towards the Pale di San Martino and Val Canali. After passing Ritasa, you reach the equally beautiful meadows of Stiòzza (1,270 m above sea level); from here proceed on the road to the left, heading north, descending to Valtegnarich, from where it will be enough to follow the few hundred meters already walked at the start of the itinerary to return to the starting point.