Trail 226 from Fonte del Faggio to the N227-N224 junction
S Start: Bivio Sentiero 243 (sopra la Fonte del Faggio) · 1,311 m A Finish: Bivio Sentiero N227-N224 · 1,381 m
Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Start
- Bivio Sentiero 243 (sopra la Fonte del Faggio) · 1,311 m
- Finish
- Bivio Sentiero N227-N224 · 1,381 m
- Route
- one way
- Trail marker
- 226
- Municipality
- Montefortino
This section of trail 226, near the Fonte del Faggio, is a traverse across the slope in the Valle dell'Ambro, in the municipality of Montefortino: from the junction with trail 243, at 1,311 m, just above the Fonte del Faggio spring, to the junction with trails 227 and 224, at 1,381 m. It is 4.4 km long. The two ends are at almost the same elevation, but in between the trail climbs about 300 m and descends 225. CAI difficulty E.
- Distance
- 4.44 km
- Elevation gain
- +296 m
- Elevation loss
- −226 m
- Lowest point
- 1,187 m
- Highest point
- 1,381 m
- Difficulty
- E, hiking
- Time
- 2 h (estimate)
From the OpenStreetMap track and the Copernicus DEM profile; time is an estimate.
Before you go
Forecast at the start
- Today11° / 6°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
- 296 m
- Descent
- 226 m
- Lowest point
- 1,187 m
- Highest point
- 1,381 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 trail 226 from the Fonte del Faggio
The profile has two dips and one rise.
From the junction with trail 243 the trail descends for just over a kilometer, to 1,187 m, the lowest point. Right after, at km 1.4, it reaches the Fonte Feletta spring, right on the trail.
Then it climbs steeply: about 135 m of elevation gain between km 1.8 and km 2.7, up to a viewpoint at 1,340 m, below the summit of the Roccacce (1,408 m). Beyond the rise the trail loses some sixty meters and continues almost level for a kilometer. At km 3.7, about a hundred meters from the route, the Risorgente dell'Ambro spring is marked, at 1,250 m.
The last 500 meters are uphill, about ninety meters of elevation gain, to the junction.
Trail 226 (Fonte del Faggio – trails N227-N224 junction) technical details
The trail does not touch any road: the junction with trail 243 is reached from the Rifugio Città di Amandola hut on trail 228 and the other section of trail 226, which passes the Fonte del Faggio. It is an isolated area, on the side the Park calls the left side of the wild Valle dell'Ambro.
Trail 226 (Fonte del Faggio) map
At the final junction there is a choice. Trail 227 climbs steeply to the Forcella Angagnola, 525 m higher, passing the Casale Rinaldi farmhouse. Trail 224 descends along the valley to Vetice. Trail 243 to the Ara del Re, badly damaged by the 2016 earthquake, starts instead from the initial junction, at 1,311 m: before using it, check its current status.
Nearby
What to see nearby
- Monte AmandolaPeak900 m
- Prato Porfidia in MontefortinoRuins or archaeological site1.3 km
- 1.7 km
Where to stay
- Casale Gualberto, MontefortinoBivouac or unstaffed hut500 m
- Casale Grascette, AmandolaBivouac or unstaffed hut800 m
- Rifugio Città di AmandolaMountain hut1.8 km
Where to eat
- Osteria del Nonno, MontefortinoBar and café2.2 km
- Il Chioschetto nel bosco, MontefortinoRestaurant2.2 km
- Z Chalet, BolognolaBar and café3.5 km
Straight-line distances.