Trail 243: Fonte del Faggio – Ara del Re

The route of trail 243 from the Fonte del Faggio to the Ara del Re

The first 500 meters climb only a little, some forty meters in all. The gradient increases in the middle part: between km 0.5 and km 0.9 the trail gains a hundred meters. The last section is almost level again and passes the Casale Ricci, a shelter a few dozen meters from the trail.

Trail 243 (Fonte del Faggio – Ara del Re) technical details

There are no downhill sections.

The trail is passable: it is part of the Park's E6 hiking route, "Al cospetto della Regina" (In the presence of the Queen), open along the entire loop. On the E6 the Park allows dogs from the Rifugio Città di Amandola to the Casale Ara del Re.

A note: in the CAI survey data, however, this section is listed as closed since October 31, 2016, after the earthquake. Before setting out, check its status with the Park or the Comune di Montefortino.

Trail 243 (Fonte del Faggio – Ara del Re) map

In the E6 route, trail 243 comes after trail 274 from Pizzo Tre Vescovi and before trail 226: it is the descent toward the Fonte del Faggio, through what the Park describes as a well-preserved beech wood. From the spring the loop returns on trails 226 and 228 toward the Rifugio Città di Amandola.

Walked uphill, as in the route on this page, trail 243 instead leads from the Fonte del Faggio toward the Casale Ara del Re and trail 244.