Sentiero Italia CAI: Visso to Norcia

The Route of the Sentiero Italia (Visso - Norcia)

The route leaves Visso toward Borgo San Giovanni. The first climb is long and gradual: from the town's 610 m to about 1,200 m at the pass between Monte Lungo and Monte Macchialunga, between km 7 and km 9. From there the trail enters the basin of the Casali dell'Acquaro, one of the least visited areas of the Park.

A descent of about 400 m follows: at km 10.2 the trail passes the Fonte Madonna del Condotto spring, with a picnic table, and at km 11 it reaches the hamlet of Campi, near Campi Vecchio. It crosses the valley passing near Capo del Colle, Pie' del Colle and the church of the Madonna Bianca.

The second climb, of about 250 m, leads to the Forca di Ancarano pass, at 1,008 m, at km 16.8, with the Fonte d'Ancarano spring just before it. The last four kilometers descend to Norcia passing near Fontevena.

Sentiero Italia Technical Data (Visso - Norcia)

The time is the same in both directions, because ascent and descent almost balance out.

Water points: the Fonte Le Vene, at km 1.5, the Fonte Madonna del Condotto and a drinking water point in Campi. There are none between km 2 and km 10.

Sentiero Italia Map (Visso - Norcia)

As far as the Fonte Madonna del Condotto, the route coincides with stage 9 of the Grande Anello dei Sibillini, between Campi Vecchio and Visso. From Campi to Norcia the route follows trail 501.

From Visso the Sentiero Italia continues toward Pantaneto and Colfiorito (stage N06); from Norcia it climbs to Castelluccio (stage N04).

Points of Interest Along the Sentiero Italia (Visso - Norcia)

The wolf lives in the Visso valley, the Park writes: the old name of Borgo San Giovanni, «Vallopa», the valley of the she-wolf, recalls it. On the Colli dell'Acquaro there are scattered farmhouses, some still used for sheep farming, and fields of lentils, wheat and fodder above a thousand meters.