Monte Soglio, Mountain summit in Graie Alps, Piedmont, Italy.
Monte Soglio is a mountain summit in the Graian Alps that forms a natural boundary between the Val Grande di Lanzo and the Valle dell'Orco. The area is accessible through marked trails that start from Case Ciochet and pass by Alpe Soglia on their way to the peak.
In autumn 1943 the partisan brigade Monte Soglio formed in the upper Canavese, and on 8 December 1943 the mountain was the site of a battle against Nazi-fascist forces: 25 partisans died, seven in combat and eighteen shot at Forno Canavese on 9 December. The summit also holds an IGM trigonometric point (code 042111) and an IGM95 GPS vertex (code 042904) on a masonry pillar. The peak marked where the territories of three mountain communities met.
Since 2009 the Trail del Monte Soglio has been held in spring, with a short and a long course: in 2014 these measured 27 km with 1,400 m of ascent and 66 km with 3,600 m. The Libertas Forno also organises a mountain race in memory of Sergio Benetti, run on the Santuario dei Milani–Monte Soglio route in odd years and from Pian Audi in even years.
The main routes start from Pian Audi (Corio), the Santuario dei Milani (Forno Canavese) and Alpette; the Alpette path follows the watershed ridge past Cima Mares (1,654 m). In snowy years the summit can be reached on snowshoes. The summit holds a metal Madonna statue, a small memorial pillar and an orientation table installed by the CAI of Forno.
A Madonna statue sits on the summit overlooking the surrounding valleys. The mountain also serves as the route for a multi-day ultra-trail race that draws athletes from across the region.
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