Trail 273 (Ussita): Forcella Angagnola – Pizzo Tre Vescovi
S Start: Forcella Angagnola · 1,906 m A Finish: Pizzo Tre Vescovi · 2,075 m
Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Start
- Forcella Angagnola · 1,906 m
- Finish
- Pizzo Tre Vescovi · 2,075 m
- Route
- one way
- Trail marker
- 273
- Municipality
- Ussita
Trail 273 is the final section of the climb to Pizzo Tre Vescovi: from the Forcella Angagnola pass, at 1,924 m, it reaches trail 274 at 2,075 m, below the summit. Less than a kilometer, about 170 m of ascent, in the municipality of Ussita. CAI difficulty E.
- Distance
- 0.93 km
- Elevation gain
- +169 m
- Elevation loss
- −0 m
- Lowest point
- 1,906 m
- Highest point
- 2,075 m
- Difficulty
- E, hiking
- 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
- Today7° / 2°0.3 mmCloudy
Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0
Rules and orders: Park website. Snow and avalanches: Meteomont bulletin.
- Ascent
- 169 m
- Descent
- 0 m
- Lowest point
- 1,906 m
- Highest point
- 2,075 m
Elevations: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018.
Indicative OpenStreetMap track: check the markers and trail conditions on site.
The route of trail 273 to Pizzo Tre Vescovi
The climb is continuous and fairly steep, with an average gradient of 18 percent and a harder section in the first three hundred meters. The trail crosses the high-altitude grasslands of Pizzo Tre Vescovi. The summit of Pizzo Tre Vescovi, at 2,092 m, is about 130 meters from the end point.
Trail 273 technical details
There are no water points along the route: the nearest spring is the Fonte Angagnola, on trail 275, below the pass.
Trail 274, which trail 273 joins, is part of the Park's E5 and E6 hiking routes. For the E6, the Park prohibits dogs, even on a leash, on the section from the Rifugio del Fargno to the Casale Ara del Re.
Trail 273 map
Trail 275 from Casali, through the Val di Panico, and trail 227 from the Valle dell'Ambro both reach the Forcella Angagnola: trail 273 is their link to Pizzo Tre Vescovi. From the summit, the Park writes, the view opens over the Valle del Fargno and the Val di Panico.
Nearby
What to see nearby
- 1.0 km
- Pizzo AcutoPeak1.5 km
- Monte Bove NordPeak2.1 km
Where to stay
- Casale Rinaldi, MontefortinoBivouac or unstaffed hut800 m
- Rifugio del Fargno, BolognolaMountain hut1.3 km
- Casale Monte Berro, UssitaBivouac or unstaffed hut2.9 km
Where to eat
- Rifugio Saliere, UssitaRestaurant4.7 km
- Cotto e Mangiato, UssitaRestaurant4.9 km
- La Capanna, BolognolaRestaurant5.6 km
Straight-line distances.