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Ussita Trail 271: Piazzale Saliere – Monte Bove Sud

S Start: Piazzale Saliere · 1,343 m A Finish: Monte Bove Sud · 2,156 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Piazzale Saliere · 1,343 m
Finish
Monte Bove Sud · 2,156 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
271
Municipality
Ussita

Warning: no access, including on foot, until December 31, 2026. Ordinance no. 48 of August 25, 2026 issued by the Comune di Ussita prohibits vehicle and pedestrian traffic because of the construction site of the Frontignano-Cornaccione gondola lift. The closed sections are shown on the Park's ordinance map, which should be checked before setting out.

From the Piazzale Saliere in Frontignano, at about 1,340 m, Ussita Trail 271 climbs to the summit of Monte Bove Sud, at 2,169 m. It covers 4.4 km and about 820 m of elevation gain, all uphill. It lies in the municipality of Ussita. CAI difficulty E.

Warning no access, including on foot, until December 31, 2026. Ordinance no. 48 of August 25, 2026 issued by the Comune di Ussita prohibits vehicle and pedestrian traffic because of the construction site of the Frontignano-Cornaccione gondola lift. The closed sections are shown on the Park's ordinance map, which should be checked before setting out.
Distance
4.38 km
Elevation gain
+819 m
Elevation loss
−6 m
Lowest point
1,343 m
Highest point
2,156 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
3 h 15 min (estimate)

From the OpenStreetMap track and the Copernicus DEM profile; time is an estimate.

Before you go

Forecast at the start

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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
819 m
Descent
6 m
Lowest point
1,343 m
Highest point
2,156 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 271

At the piazzale there is a parking lot and, a few meters from the start, the Fonte di Frontignano spring: it is the only water on the route.

The climb is sustained from the start. In the first two kilometers the trail gains 450 m, passing below Monte Cornaccione (1,769 m), up to a viewpoint at about 1,800 m. Here the trail levels out for a few hundred meters: this is the area where trail 272 and the short 271B detour to the Cristo delle Vette pass.

Then the climb resumes. Another 350 m of elevation gain in two kilometers lead onto the flank of Monte Bicco (2,052 m) and finally to the summit, where trail 270 also arrives.

Trail 271 technical details

The Park includes it in the E8 hiking route, "Nel regno del camoscio" (In the realm of the chamois), a loop around the Val di Bove: 14.4 km, 1,230 m of elevation gain, 5 hours and 10 minutes from Frontignano, graded EE.

Along the entire E8 route the Park does not allow dogs, not even on a leash.

Trail 271 map

Together with trail 270, trail 271 forms the circuit of the two peaks, closed even on foot until December 31, 2026 under Ordinance no. 48 of August 25, 2026 of the Comune di Ussita: up this way to Bove Sud, along the ridge toward Monte Bove Nord and down into the Val di Bove, from where trail 272 leads back to the piazzale. In essence, this is the E8 loop.

The Park points out that this is Apennine chamois territory and asks hikers to stay on the trail.

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