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Trail 243, Montefortino: Sentiero N226 – Ara del Re

S Start: Sentiero N226 · 1,476 m A Finish: Ara del Re · 1,632 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Sentiero N226 · 1,476 m
Finish
Ara del Re · 1,632 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
243
Municipality
Montefortino

This is the upper section of trail 243, from the Sentiero N226 side to the Ara del Re: from the Casale Ricci, at 1,476 m, to the Casale Ara del Re, at 1,632 m, above the Valle dell'Ambro, in the municipality of Montefortino. It is a steady 1.4 km climb, about 155 m of elevation gain. The CAI grades it T (tourist).

Distance
1.36 km
Elevation gain
+153 m
Elevation loss
−0 m
Lowest point
1,476 m
Highest point
1,632 m
Difficulty
T, easy walking
Time
0 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° / 6°0.1 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
153 m
Descent
0 m
Lowest point
1,476 m
Highest point
1,632 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 243 from trail N226 to the Ara del Re

The starting point is where the lower section of trail 243, coming from the Fonte del Faggio, ends; the Casale Ricci, a shelter, is a few dozen meters away. From here the trail climbs at a constant gradient, around 11 percent, with no descents.

Just before the end, at km 1.3, there is a drinking water point. The end point is the Casale Ara del Re, a bivouac hut next to a pass: here trail 243 meets trail 244.

Trail 243 (Sentiero N226 – Ara del Re) technical details

Unlike the section below, this one is not listed as closed. Those climbing from the Fonte del Faggio pass through the lower section, passable according to the Park, which includes it in the E6 route without reporting any issues, but closed since 2016 according to the CAI: it is advisable to check its status before setting out.

Trail 243 (Sentiero N226 – Ara del Re) map

Trail 243 is part of the Park's E6 hiking route, "Al cospetto della Regina" (In the presence of the Queen), a loop from Campolungo di Amandola by way of Pizzo Acuto and Pizzo Tre Vescovi. In the route, trail 243 comes after trail 274 and before trail 226: on the loop, therefore, it is walked downhill, from the Ara del Re toward the Fonte del Faggio.

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