Pioraco Trail 242E: Seppio – ridge (trail 242A)

The route of trail 242E

In Seppio the trail starts next to the church of the Santissimo Crocifisso, where there is a drinking water point: it is the only one on the entire route.

The first kilometer is the easiest, about a hundred meters of elevation gain up to Costa San Severo, at 607 m, with the church of San Severo next to the route. Along this section, at km 0.65, trail 241C arrives from Ormagnano.

Beyond Costa San Severo the climb gets serious and the junctions follow one another: at km 1.4 trail 241B branches off, and at km 2.1, at 759 m, trail 242G for Monte Primo. From km 2 onward the gradient exceeds 20 percent, with the steepest section in the last 500 meters. At km 3 the trail crosses trail 250; shortly afterward it reaches trail 242A, at 1,062 m, near the Colle Pidocchio (1,116 m).

Trail 242E map

Trail 242E meets five trails in three and a half kilometers, and for this reason it is the base for almost all the circuits in the area. The most direct route to the summit of Monte Primo leaves it at km 2.1 for trail 242G. Those who follow it to the end reach trail 242A: heading north, in just over a kilometer and 230 m of ascent, it leads to the summit; another 550 meters downhill and the junction is reached from which trail 242G leads back to 759 m.