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Trail 271B, Castelsantangelo sul Nera: Percorso 271 – Cristo delle Vette

S Start: Percorso 271 · 1,864 m A Finish: Cristo delle Vette · 1,792 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Percorso 271 · 1,864 m
Finish
Cristo delle Vette · 1,792 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
271B
Municipality
Castelsantangelo sul Nera

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.

Trail 271B, in Castelsantangelo sul Nera, is a 430-meter detour leading to the Cristo delle Vette (Christ of the Peaks): it branches off trail 271 at 1,864 m and descends to 1,792 m, to a viewpoint where trail 272 passes. It is graded T (tourist): it is the easiest of the trails in the Monte Bove group.

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
0.43 km
Elevation gain
+0 m
Elevation loss
−72 m
Lowest point
1,792 m
Highest point
1,864 m
Difficulty
T, easy walking
Time
0 h 10 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
0 m
Descent
72 m
Lowest point
1,792 m
Highest point
1,864 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 271B

From trail 271 the path descends all the way, with no steep sections: some seventy meters of elevation change, at an average gradient of around 17 percent. The end point is on trail 272, at the viewpoint.

There is no water and there are no other landmarks marked along the route.

Trail 271B technical details

The T grade applies only to these 430 meters. Reaching them still requires a climb: from the Piazzale Saliere in Frontignano, trail 271 reaches the junction after about 2.7 km and over 500 m of elevation gain. Until December 31, 2026, however, the route is closed even on foot under ordinance no. 48 of August 25, 2026 of the Municipality of Ussita, as stated in the warning.

The route lies in the municipality of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, on the border with Ussita.

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

Trail 271B map

The Park mentions the "271 bis" in the E8 hiking route, "Nel regno del camoscio" (In the realm of the chamois), between trails 272 and 271: it is the passage between the two trails. The E8 is a 14.4 km loop graded EE.

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