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Trail 473, Ascoli Piceno: Monte Giammatura – Monte Vena Rossa

S Start: Monte Giammatura · 867 m A Finish: Monte Vena Rossa · 958 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Monte Giammatura · 867 m
Finish
Monte Vena Rossa · 958 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
473
Municipality
Ascoli Piceno

Trail 473 is a 460-meter ramp that passes the Grotta della Margherita cave. It starts from trail 458, at 867 m, and ends on Monte Vena Rossa (948 m), where it meets the Sentiero della Memoria. The trail is in the territory of Ascoli Piceno. CAI difficulty grade: E.

Distance
0.46 km
Elevation gain
+90 m
Elevation loss
−0 m
Lowest point
867 m
Highest point
958 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
0 h 20 min (estimate)

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

Before you go

Forecast at the start

  1. Today11° / 6°0.2 mmCloudy

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
80090010000 km80090010000 km
Ascent
90 m
Descent
0 m
Lowest point
867 m
Highest point
958 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 473

Over eighty meters of elevation gain in less than half a kilometer: the average gradient is about 18 percent. The first hundred meters are almost level, then the trail climbs decisively. The cave comes after about 200 meters, at 910 m, right on the trail. From there to the end there are 250 meters left, the steepest.

Trail 473 technical details

The trail is maintained by the Ascoli Piceno section of CAI and ends on the Sentiero della Memoria, trail 472. It has no downhill sections.

Trail 473 map

Trail 473 is the short side of a loop. Those climbing from Colle on trail 458 take it two thirds of the way up, reach Monte Vena Rossa, follow the Sentiero della Memoria and return to Colle descending on trail 457. Alternatively, from Monte Vena Rossa the Sentiero della Memoria descends toward Colle San Marco.

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