31.1
PDI
14 mi
DISTANCE
5,156 ft
GAINED
6.2 %
AVG. GRADE
FULL CLIMB STATS
INTRO
Alano di Piave is the northernmost of Monte Grappa's five eastern ascents (with Cavaso del Tomba, Pederobba, Possagno, and Fietta), climbing 14 miles (22.6 km) and 5,156 feet (1,572 m) to the Cima Grappa summit at a 6.2% average grade. It's also the "mellowest" of the group - unlike its eastern siblings, Alano never touches 20%, making it the approach to pick if you want the summit without the mountain's most brutal pitches.
The lower miles run through forest, much like the neighboring Pederobba route, with the grade holding a sustained 9.9% for 7 miles (11.2 km) before the road breaks into open ranchland and gives back roughly 500 feet over a two-part, 1.6-mile descent. Riders looking for a shorter day can also turn off onto the Monte Tomba variant around mile 4 (km 6.4), where Alano's SP 10 first meets SP 141 from Pederobba, rather than continuing the full distance to Cima Grappa.
Around mile 10.6 (km 17), Alano joins the same narrow, WWI-era tunnel stretch shared with the Fietta ascent - see Fietta's Roadway & Parking for the full description. All five eastern routes and the mountain's other six ascents ultimately converge at Rifugio Bassano, just below the Sacrario del Monte Grappa ossuary; see our Crespano ascent for the fuller history of that WWI memorial.
PLAN YOUR ROUTE
We've partnered with Sherpa-Map.com to bring you the best route planning tool. With a PRO Membership you can use this climb as a reference when creating your route. Alano's 6.2% average is deceptively steady for a Monte Grappa ascent - there's no single brutal ramp the way there is on the Cavaso del Tomba or Fietta approaches. Instead, the climb settles into a sustained 9.9% for 7 miles (11.2 km) through forest before easing off. Our data shows the steepest kilometer - around km 9.9, still averages roughly 13.3% - firm, but nothing like the 20%+ pitches found on this mountain's southern and eastern siblings.
After that steepest stretch, the road breaks into open ranchland and drops about 500 feet over a two-part, 1.6-mile descent - a genuine rest before the final push resumes toward the summit.
Roadway: Paved for the entire 14 miles and in good condition on our ascents, running through forest for the first several miles with no distant views until the road clears the trees. Around mile 10.6 (km 17), the route joins the same narrow, cliff-hugging WWI-tunnel stretch used by the Fietta ascent - see that climb's Roadway & Parking for the full description. We found no confirmed 2026 closures specific to this approach; check Provincia di Belluno's road alerts before a trip, as with any Monte Grappa ascent.
Traffic: Light and often solitary through the wooded lower miles - this is one of the quieter Monte Grappa approaches, especially off-season. Traffic picks up modestly at each merge point (with the already-joined Cavaso/Pederobba route near mile 4, Possagno near mile 5.4, and Fietta near mile 7.5) before the final common stretch into Rifugio Bassano.
Parking: Alano di Piave is a small town on the southwestern edge of the mountain; Caffè Speranza on Piazza Martiri, this route's Brevetto del Grappa stamping stop, has both free street parking and a private lot nearby, making it the natural place to start.
Alano is fully paved and, without any of the 20%+ ramps found on Monte Grappa's other eastern and southern approaches, standard road gearing (a 34x28 or similar) is enough for most fit riders - this is a good pick if you want the summit without the mountain's steepest pitches.
Water isn't reliably available along the route; fill bottles in Alano di Piave before starting. The nearly 7-mile sustained stretch at 9.9% is long enough that pacing matters more than raw gearing - settle into a rhythm early rather than burning matches on the lower slopes.
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Caffè Speranza (Piazza Martiri, 7), a dog-friendly spot with both indoor and outdoor seating, is this route's Brevetto del Grappa stamping stop and a good place to fuel up before the climb.
Alano di Piave sits in Provincia di Belluno, on the northern edge of Monte Grappa's eastern cluster of approaches - a rider based here can also reach Pederobba and Cavaso del Tomba within a few miles, or head north toward Cismon and the mountain's western side.
All eleven routes finish at Rifugio Bassano, just below the Sacrario del Monte Grappa; see our Crespano ascent for more on that WWI memorial.
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