Sentiero Italia CAI: Colle d'Arquata to Madonna delle Coste

The Route of the Sentiero Italia (Colle d'Arquata - Madonna delle Coste)

It is a V-shaped stage: it descends to the valley floor and climbs back up the other side.

From Colle, at about 990 m, the route passes the churches of San Sebastiano and San Silvestro. For three kilometers the trail stays at altitude, up to the Erta, a summit of 1,058 m; then it descends steeply, 350 m of elevation loss in two and a half kilometers, to Grisciano, at 694 m. This is the lowest point of the stage and the only village it crosses: there are two parking lots along the route.

The second part is a steady climb of about six kilometers, up to 1,100 m, followed by an almost flat stretch. One kilometer from the finish, the trail passes the Fonte Crocetta spring. The stage ends at the church of the Madonna delle Coste, where there are a picnic table and a drinking water point.

Sentiero Italia Technical Data (Colle d'Arquata - Madonna delle Coste)

The stage is maintained by the CAI section of Ascoli Piceno.

Sentiero Italia Map (Colle d'Arquata - Madonna delle Coste)

As far as Grisciano, the stage coincides with stage 4 of the Grande Anello di Arquata, and for the following two kilometers with stage 5. From there to the end it follows the main axis of the Cammino nelle Terre Mutate. At the Madonna delle Coste, stage N03 to Castelluccio begins; stage N01 from San Martino arrives in Colle d'Arquata.