Monte Ercole War Mule Track – Mount Cumieli loop from Ospedaletto / Ospedalèt

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Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Udine

Gemona Del Friuli

Monte Ercole War Mule Track – Mount Cumieli loop from Ospedaletto / Ospedalèt

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Monte Ercole War Mule Track – Mount Cumieli loop from Ospedaletto / Ospedalèt

03:25

10.2km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Natura 2000 - Lago Minisini e Rivoli Bianchi

Lago Minisini e Rivoli Bianchi

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.27 km

Forte di Monte Ercole

Fort

3.05 km

View of Lago Minisini and Rivoli Bianchi

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beautiful panorama on the Minisini lake

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3.15 km

Minisini Pond, Fort of M.te Hercules and M.te Palombaro

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A beautiful walk featuring visits to natural environments such as the lake and its habitat, and human artifacts such as the Great War Fort and the road carved into …

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3.29 km

Monte Ercole War Mule Track

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The beautiful paved mule track of Mount Ercole descends from the summit on a moderate slope, the panoramic view makes the walk pleasant.

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4.38 km

Mount Cumieli

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beautiful 360 ° panorama

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5.00 km

View of the Lago Minisini and Rivoli Bianchi Mountains

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Wonderful place in the middle of the mountain

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5.85 km

View from Sella Sant'Agnese

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beautiful panorama in the middle of the mountains

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6.54 km

Silans Nature Trail of Monte Cumieli

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The Silans nature trail goes around Mount Cumieli with a beautiful walk.

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9.50 km

Lago Minisini and Rivoli Bianchi

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beautiful street surrounded by nature

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.23 km

2.15 km

1.83 km

847 m

144 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

1.52 km

1.36 km

1.06 km

408 m

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

17°C

7°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

March 21, 2023,anello monte Cumieli partendo da poco oltre il laghetto Minisini sopra Ospedaletto di Gemona del Friuli

Loop done counterclockwise. Apart from the detour to the top of Mount Cumieli, the other short detours don't lead to anything in particular, so I recommend following the ring only. The top of Cumieli is not the panoramic point, which is located about 100 linear meters before the top itself which can only be identified by a little stone man. …

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March 8, 2025,I sentieri della memoria: Fortezza del monte Ercole e cima del monte Cumieli.

The fortress of Mount Ercole is one of the most important defensive buttresses of the middle Tagliamento. The area is particularly rich in fortified structures from the First World War. What struck me most about this fortress is the underground perimeter that, through a myriad of loopholes, created a formidable barrage of fire. It is absolutely worth a visit.
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January 14, 2025,monte Cumieli e suo anello da Gemona del Friuli (via del forte)

Simple, beautiful and highly panoramic route. Lots to see in an environment that lends itself to multiple variations. For example, today from sella S. Agnese to get to Forte Ercole, I followed a track that does not show any signs that goes around Mount Cumieli, passes over the Rivoli Bianchi passes casera Cum and arrives at the Forte, on the …

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