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Sentiero Italia CAI: Norcia to Castelluccio

S Start: Norcia · 609 m A Finish: Castelluccio · 1,421 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Norcia · 609 m
Finish
Castelluccio · 1,421 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
SI
Municipality
Norcia

This is stage N04 of the Sentiero Italia CAI walked uphill, from Norcia, at 608 m, to Castelluccio, at 1,417 m. It is 14.8 km long, with about 1,190 m of ascent and 385 m of descent; it takes about 5 hours and 30 minutes, or 3 hours and 45 minutes in the opposite direction, downhill. Difficulty: E.

Distance
15.91 km
Elevation gain
+1,252 m
Elevation loss
−443 m
Lowest point
609 m
Highest point
1,747 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
7 h 5 min (estimate)

From the OpenStreetMap track and the Copernicus DEM profile; time is an estimate.

Before you go

Forecast at the start

  1. Today17° / 12°0.2 mmLight rain
  2. Tomorrow18° / 12°7.6 mmLight rain
  3. Friday15° / 12°40.5 mmHeavy rain

Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0

Rules and orders: Park website. Snow and avalanches: Meteomont bulletin.

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Elevation profile
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Ascent
1,252 m
Descent
443 m
Lowest point
609 m
Highest point
1,747 m

Elevations: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018.

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Indicative OpenStreetMap track: check the markers and trail conditions on site.

The Route of the Sentiero Italia (Norcia - Castelluccio)

From Norcia the route climbs toward the hamlet of Fontevena and enters the valley of the Patino stream. The climb is long and steady: at km 5.8 the trail passes about two hundred meters from the Tecchia di Patino, a cave at 1,275 m, and at km 8.4 the Fonte di Patino, at 1,557 m, near the springs of the stream.

The highest point, around km 10, is just below the Forca di Giuda (1,794 m). From here the trail descends into the Valle Canatra, leaving the Colle Bernardo to one side, and the last two kilometers are almost flat to Castelluccio, with a picnic area at km 13.9.

Sentiero Italia Technical Data (Norcia - Castelluccio)

There are no intermediate support points between Norcia and Castelluccio: water and food must be carried from the start.

Sentiero Italia Map (Norcia - Castelluccio)

The Sentiero Italia reaches Norcia from Visso (stage N05) and from Castelluccio continues toward the Madonna delle Coste and Colle d'Arquata: the two stages meet only at Castelluccio, because this one descends through the Valle Canatra while the other arrives from Forca Canapine and the west side of the Piano Grande. Between km 6 and km 8.4 it uses trail 581, which the Park includes in the E14 hiking route around Monte delle Rose.

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