Sibillini trail 314: Villa di Mezzo – Colle Ripe

The route of Sibillini trail 314

In Villa di Mezzo, at 1,065 m, there is a parking lot a few meters from the start. For a little over the first kilometer trail 314 coincides with the Sentiero Natura N14 nature trail and skirts the chamois wildlife area: a small rocky area overlooking the village, inside the woods, where according to the Park the animal is easy to observe. The chamois returned to live in the Sibillini in the spring of 2006.

After leaving the nature trail, the climb continues to the Fonte dell'Aquila, at 1,320 m, at km 2.7. From here, the Park writes, there is a view from above over the northernmost peaks of the Sibillini, with Monte Rotondo and the Gola dell'Acquasanta gorge in the foreground.

Route E3 ends at the spring. Trail 314 continues for another 800 meters, the steepest, and gains 130 m up to Colle Ripe; the track ends at 1,448 m, just below the summit (1,462 m).

Trail 314 technical details

For the section up to the spring, the Park gives 2.7 km, 330 m of elevation gain and one hour of walking one way, walkable in both directions; the status reported is "open hiking route subject to maintenance".