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Sibillini trail 104: Arquata del Tronto – Forca di Presta

S Start: Arquata del Tronto · 767 m A Finish: Forca di Presta · 1,536 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Arquata del Tronto · 767 m
Finish
Forca di Presta · 1,536 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
104
Municipality
Arquata del Tronto

Warning: the village of Arquata is closed. Since the 2016 earthquake the hamlet of Borgo has been closed to traffic. As the Park indicates, the route starts from Camartina or from Forca di Presta, not from the Rocca di Arquata.

Sibillini trail 104 climbs from Arquata del Tronto to Forca di Presta: 5.6 km and about 800 m of elevation gain, from 770 m at the Rocca (the fortress) to 1,536 m at the pass. CAI difficulty E.

Warning the village of Arquata is closed. Since the 2016 earthquake the hamlet of Borgo has been closed to traffic. As the Park indicates, the route starts from Camartina or from Forca di Presta, not from the Rocca di Arquata.
Distance
5.61 km
Elevation gain
+804 m
Elevation loss
−33 m
Lowest point
763 m
Highest point
1,557 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
3 h 25 min (estimate)

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

Before you go

Forecast at the start

  1. Today12° / 6°0.2 mmCloudy

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
804 m
Descent
33 m
Lowest point
763 m
Highest point
1,557 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 trail 104 from Arquata del Tronto

The trail starts next to the Rocca, passes above Camartina and after a little over a kilometer reaches the Vena dei Corvi, at about 920 m, where trail 103 branches off. Up to here the climb is moderate.

The hard section comes next: between km 1.6 and km 3.2 the trail climbs from 1,030 to 1,470 m, almost 450 m of elevation gain in a kilometer and a half. Above 1,500 m the trail levels out, and the last two kilometers to Forca di Presta are almost flat. Just before the pass there is a roadside shrine.

Trail 104 (Arquata del Tronto) technical details

For the Park, trail 104 is the ascent of the E16 hiking route, "Nel comune dei due Parchi" (In the municipality of the two Parks), which returns to Arquata on trail 103: a loop of 11.2 km and 980 m of elevation gain, 4 hours and 10 minutes clockwise, graded EE.

On the trail status, the Park states that the route is open and maintained, but that because of the 2016 earthquake the hamlet of Borgo is closed to traffic. There are therefore two possible starting points: Forca di Presta or Camartina, a hamlet of Arquata. To close the loop, follow a detour between Camartina and the Vena dei Corvi.

Sibillini trail 104 (Arquata del Tronto) map

From the Vena dei Corvi and for about 600 meters, trail 104 coincides with stage 7 of the Grande Anello di Arquata; in the last 700 meters with stage 7 of the Grande Anello dei Sibillini. Trail 101 to Monte Vettore begins at Forca di Presta.

Points of interest along trail 104 (Arquata del Tronto)

The Park describes a climb through lush chestnut woods up to the pass, at the foot of Monte Vettore. From there the view opens onto the Castelluccio plateaus and, to the south, the Monti della Laga. The area is important for birds of prey, and golden eagles are often seen in flight.

For water, the Fonte "la Botte" spring is about 280 m from the route, shortly after the Vena dei Corvi. At Forca di Presta there are picnic tables and a viewpoint.

Nearby

Straight-line distances.