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Sibillini trail 221: Rubbiano – Bivio Sentiero N229 (junction with trail 229)

S Start: Rubbiano · 808 m A Finish: Bivio Sentiero N229 · 964 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Rubbiano · 808 m
Finish
Bivio Sentiero N229 · 964 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
221
Municipality
Montefortino

Warning: helmet required in the gorge, no access during weather alerts. With ordinance no. 32 of July 17, 2026, the Comune di Montefortino reopened the section from the Valleria parking lot to the second junction for the Eremo di San Leonardo: it must be walked wearing a certified mountaineering helmet and without stopping in the areas marked for falling rocks. When the Protezione civile delle Marche (the regional civil protection agency) issues a weather alert, the route from Rubbiano to the junction is closed, including on foot (ordinance no. 57/2021).

This is the first section of Sibillini trail 221, from Rubbiano to the Bivio Sentiero N229, the one that enters the Gola dell'Infernaccio (Infernaccio gorge): from Rubbiano, at 808 m, to the junction on the Tenna stream where the trail to the Eremo di San Leonardo hermitage begins, at 964 m. It covers 4.2 km, with about 275 m of ascent and 120 of descent, in the municipality of Montefortino.

Warning helmet required in the gorge, no access during weather alerts. With ordinance no. 32 of July 17, 2026, the Comune di Montefortino reopened the section from the Valleria parking lot to the second junction for the Eremo di San Leonardo: it must be walked wearing a certified mountaineering helmet and without stopping in the areas marked for falling rocks. When the Protezione civile delle Marche issues a weather alert, the route from Rubbiano to the junction is closed, including on foot (ordinance no. 57/2021).
Distance
4.22 km
Elevation gain
+276 m
Elevation loss
−120 m
Lowest point
808 m
Highest point
988 m
Time
1 h 40 min (estimate)

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

Before you go

Forecast at the start

  1. Today11° / 7°0.4 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
276 m
Descent
120 m
Lowest point
808 m
Highest point
988 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 221 from Rubbiano to the trail N229 junction

At Rubbiano there is a parking lot and a drinking water point; the Grande Anello dei Sibillini also passes through here. The first two and a half kilometers follow the valley with a gentle climb and some ups and downs; at km 1.4 there is another water point.

At km 2.4 the trail reaches the second parking lot, in the locality of Valleria: from here starts the section reopened under ordinance no. 32. From here the trail enters the gorge. Along the route the Comune points out the Pisciarelle, small waterfalls coming down from Monte Zampa that create a ford. The section ends at the junction: to the right trail 229 climbs to the hermitage, to the left trail 221 continues toward Capotenna.

Trail 221 (Rubbiano – Bivio Sentiero N229) technical details

The difference in elevation between Rubbiano and the junction is about 155 m.

The Park includes trail 221 in the E9 hiking route, "L'orrida gola dell'Infernaccio" (The fearsome Infernaccio gorge), which climbs the valley to Capotenna and the Passo Cattivo: 14.9 km and 1,680 m of elevation gain, 7 hours one way, difficulty EE. Currently, however, the continuation beyond the junction is closed: hikers entering the gorge from Rubbiano can reach the junction and climb to the Eremo di San Leonardo, then must turn back.

Points of interest along trail 221 from Rubbiano

The Park relates that in the Middle Ages necromantic rites were said to have been held in the gorge, hence its sinister name; for the Comune, the adjective "orride" rather suggests a combination of beauty and mystery. The gorges are carved by the Tenna between Monte Sibilla and Monte Priora.

Nearby

What to see nearby

Straight-line distances.