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Grotta Palpiccola – Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal) loop from Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di Crôs

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Grotta Palpiccola – Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal) loop from Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di Crôs

Hard

4.7

(82)

417

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Grotta Palpiccola – Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal) loop from Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di Crôs

02:46

6.47km

470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 133 m for 653 m

After 2.88 km for 26 m

After 5.69 km for 653 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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82 m

Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöcken Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The view rewards all efforts 😅

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291 m

Ruins of the Old House at Plöcken Pass

Highlight • Historical Site

If you can't get to it that easily, it's already very invading

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1.06 km

Grotta Palpiccola

Highlight • Cave

The grotto is also called "Fredda", the refrigerator, because it is quite cold inside even in summer. We watched a group of cave climbers break through the tunnels into 2, …

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1.42 km

Scenic Rocky Trail

Highlight • Trail

When it is wet, you should be very sure-footed on the paths. Very impressive what was built there at that time.

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2.84 km

World War I Trenches Near Monte Croce Carnico Pass

Highlight • Historical Site

Great and educational open-air museum. Here you can experience the madness of the First World War first hand. The positions of both sides are only a few meters apart. During …

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3.02 km

Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal)

Highlight • Summit

Impressive terrain. The climb is 100% worth it

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3.09 km

Kleiner Pal World War I Fortifications

Highlight • Historical Site

Small summit
Including positions from the 1st World War

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3.54 km

Junction Pal Piccolo–Freikofel

Highlight • Trail

6.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.90 km

1.24 km

198 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.90 km

1.29 km

254 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,830 m)

Lowest point (1,360 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

22°C

9°C

83 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2022,Plöckenpass - Pal Piccolo - Kleiner Pal

The start is at the Plöckenpass on the Italian side.
Here follow path no. 401, which initially leads leisurely, then increasingly steeply upwards.
Sturdy shoes are important, a snack and you should be free from giddiness on the partly steep paths.
Further up, paths are secured with ropes and just before the Pal there is also a "chicken ladder", the …

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July 16, 2023,PAL Piccolo - confine tra Austria e Italia

Gorgeous route, through the trenches where young boys fought and lost their lives in the First World War. A path full of history and pain that every person passionate about trekking should do and not only, to understand the enormous efforts that these young people have had to face

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July 26, 2021,Kleiner Pal Wanderung 26.07.2021

The starting point is the Plöckenhaus, a hut that is approx. 100 m below the Plöckenpass. A steep hiking trail leads us uphill in many serpentines via the Hausalm. At the wayside we can admire some war relics, such as barracks and war trails. Finally we reach a cable car station, from where you can use the trenches and tunnels …

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August 15, 2025,Wanderung

A challenging hike with sections marked as alpine but actually used as via ferratas. We also didn't go as planned and had no network for half the route.
Despite everything, it's highly recommended, and the positions at the summit are very exciting.

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August 9, 2022,Kleiner Pal ab Plöcken-Pass

Above all, the ascent is only for the experienced. It is easier to walk from Plöcken-Haus via path 436 - Freikofelscharte - back via Landsturmweg

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Grotta Palpiccola – Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal) loop from Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di Crôs

Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöcken Pass

Ruins of the Old House at Plöcken Pass

Grotta Palpiccola

Scenic Rocky Trail

World War I Trenches Near Monte Croce Carnico Pass

Pal Piccolo (Kleiner Pal)

Kleiner Pal World War I Fortifications

Junction Pal Piccolo–Freikofel

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