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Ussita Trail 272: Piazzale Saliere – Monte Cornaccione

S Start: Piazzale Saliere · 1,334 m A Finish: Monte Cornaccione · 1,766 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Piazzale Saliere · 1,334 m
Finish
Monte Cornaccione · 1,766 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
272
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.

Ussita Trail 272 is the trail that enters the Val di Bove. It starts from the Piazzale Saliere in Frontignano, in the municipality of Ussita, at about 1,340 m, and ends below Monte Cornaccione, at 1,766 m, where it meets trail 257. It is 5.8 km long, with about 560 m of ascent and 125 of descent. 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
5.78 km
Elevation gain
+557 m
Elevation loss
−124 m
Lowest point
1,271 m
Highest point
1,814 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
2 h 50 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
557 m
Descent
124 m
Lowest point
1,271 m
Highest point
1,814 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 272

The trail begins downhill. From the piazzale, where there is a parking lot and the Fonte di Frontignano spring, the trail loses some sixty meters in just over a kilometer, down to 1,272 m.

Then it climbs into the valley: 300 m of elevation gain between km 1.2 and km 2.4. Just after km 2 it passes some ruins, and at km 2.4 the Fonte della Val di Bove spring is about a hundred meters from the route. Two hundred meters further on trail 270 branches off, climbing toward Monte Bove Nord and Bove Sud.

Trail 272 continues on the opposite side of the valley, on a gentler climb, to the Passaiola del Bicco, the pass at 1,814 m, at km 4.5. From there it stays at altitude for more than a kilometer. At km 5.2 is the Cristo delle Vette viewpoint, where the 271B detour arrives; for almost half a kilometer the route coincides with trail 271. The last section descends slightly to trail 257.

Trail 272 technical details

Trail 272 is part of the Park's E8 hiking route, "Nel regno del camoscio" (In the realm of the chamois), which uses it on the way out and, on the way back, only on the permitted section: rules protecting the Apennine chamois apply in this area, and the Park asks hikers to find out in advance and not to leave the trail. The trail is partly closed: the passable sections should be checked on the Park's map of ordinances and restrictions before setting out. The E8 is 14.4 km long, with 1,230 m of elevation gain and 5 hours and 10 minutes from Frontignano; it is graded EE.

The end of trail 272 is right below Monte Cornaccione, where the gondola lift under construction mentioned in the warning will arrive.

Along the entire E8 route the Park does not allow dogs, not even on a leash. To protect the Apennine chamois, the Park also prohibits access to two areas of Monte Bove: area A, around the Croce di Monte Bove and the Quinte, from November 1 to April 30, and area B, around Monte Bove Nord, from May 1 to October 31. The boundaries are on the map attached to the Park's order.

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