Bivacco della Pedata, Arquata del Tronto

Bivacco della Pedata in Arquata del Tronto: location

The most used route to get there starts from Passo il Chino (1,581 m), a very muddy area, and follows a ridge track passable only by off-road vehicles, first east and then south. Past the Cugnolo forest, the route comes out on the ridge, and at 1,800 m the bivouac and the spring appear.

The Sentiero Italia passes a few dozen meters from the shelter, on the stretch of ridge between the summit of Macera della Morte and Passo il Chino.

Bivacco della Pedata in Arquata del Tronto: services

The bivouac is unstaffed: anyone using it must be self-sufficient. Next to it is the Fonte della Pedata spring.

Bivacco della Pedata in Arquata del Tronto: what to see nearby

From the bivouac the climb continues at length to the summit of Macera della Morte, at 2,073 m. For centuries the peak marked the border between the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States, and just below it Le Marche, Lazio and Abruzzo meet. On the saddle below stands Termine no. 592, a small sandstone boundary post that marked the border between the Papal States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies: its inscriptions have worn away over time.

From the summit the view ranges from the Sibillini to the Gran Sasso. Continuing south along the ridge leads to Monte Pizzitello, at 2,221 m.