Sibillini trail 224: Vetice – junction of trails 226 and 227 (below Casale Rinaldi)
S Start: Vetice · 700 m A Finish: intersezione 226 e 227 (a valle di Casale Rinaldi) · 1,381 m
Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Start
- Vetice · 700 m
- Finish
- intersezione 226 e 227 (a valle di Casale Rinaldi) · 1,381 m
- Route
- one way
- Trail marker
- 224
- Municipality
- Montefortino
Sibillini trail 224 is the long way up from the lower Valle dell'Ambro to the pastures below Monte Priora: it starts from the village of Vetice, at 700 m, and ends at 1,381 m, at the junction with trails 226 and 227, just below the Casale Rinaldi farmhouse. It covers 8.7 km, with about 890 m of ascent and 210 of descent, all in the municipality of Montefortino. CAI difficulty E.
- Distance
- 8.72 km
- Elevation gain
- +890 m
- Elevation loss
- −210 m
- Lowest point
- 700 m
- Highest point
- 1,435 m
- Difficulty
- E, hiking
- Time
- 4 h 30 min (estimate)
From the OpenStreetMap track and the Copernicus DEM profile; time is an estimate.
Before you go
Forecast at the start
- Today12° / 8°0.3 mmPartly cloudy
Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0
Rules and orders: Park website. Snow and avalanches: Meteomont bulletin.
- Ascent
- 890 m
- Descent
- 210 m
- Lowest point
- 700 m
- Highest point
- 1,435 m
Elevations: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018.
Indicative OpenStreetMap track: check the markers and trail conditions on site.
The route of Sibillini trail 224
The first half is a steady climb with no steep pitches. The trail leaves Vetice, with the church of San Nicolò, and at km 1.3 there is the Fonte Vecchia spring, at 852 m, a few meters from the trail; just after km 2 there is another drinking water point. At km 2.55 the trail passes the Fonte Cupa spring, and a hundred meters further on trail 225 joins, climbing from the Santuario della Madonna dell'Ambro.
After the Fonte Cupa the gradient increases: between km 3 and km 4.2 the trail gains almost 200 m. At km 4.7 are the ruins of Prato Porfidia, followed immediately by a viewpoint. A short dip follows, then the Fonte Acqua Arva spring, at km 5.5, and the last real climb, up to 1,414 m at km 6.6, where maps mark another viewpoint. In the last two kilometers the trail loses some seventy meters and climbs back to the final junction.
Trail 224 technical details
There are at least four springs along the route, but their flow during the dry months is not known.
Toward the end, at km 7.9, the Risorgente dell'Ambro spring, at 1,250 m, lies about 200 meters below the trail.
Sibillini trail 224 map
At the end, trail 224 connects to two trails: trail 226, which runs across the slope back toward the Fonte del Faggio, and trail 227. Trail 225 can instead shorten the climb, starting from the Ambro sanctuary and joining trail 224 at the Fonte Cupa, skipping the first two and a half kilometers.
On the stage from Garulla to Rubbiano, the Grande Anello dei Sibillini passes through the Campi di Vetice, which the Park describes as cultivated plots suspended between the deep valleys of the Ambro and the Tenna.
Nearby
What to see nearby
- Sanctuary of Madonna dell'Ambro (Montefortino)Sanctuary or hermitage2.2 km
- Fortunato Duranti's House (Montefortino)Historic building or square2.2 km
- 2.2 km
Where to stay
- La Roccaccia, MontefortinoTourist accommodation800 m
- 1.1 km
- 1.9 km
Where to eat
- Il Verdecammino, MontefortinoFarm shop400 m
- Il Chioschetto nel bosco, MontefortinoRestaurant2.1 km
- Osteria del Nonno, MontefortinoBar and café2.2 km
Straight-line distances.