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Trail 502 (Acquasanta Terme): San Vito – Uscerno

S Start: San Vito · 468 m A Finish: Uscerno · 476 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
San Vito · 468 m
Finish
Uscerno · 476 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
502
Municipality
Acquasanta Terme

Trail 502 is the longest traverse of the Monte Ceresa hiking network: 17 km between San Vito, in the municipality of Acquasanta Terme, and Uscerno, with about 1,100 m of ascent and as much descent.

Distance
17.18 km
Elevation gain
+1,100 m
Elevation loss
−1,093 m
Lowest point
457 m
Highest point
1,177 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
8 h (estimate)

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

Before you go

Forecast at the start

  1. Today14° / 9°0.3 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
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Ascent
1,100 m
Descent
1,093 m
Lowest point
457 m
Highest point
1,177 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 502

Starting from San Vito, at about 470 m, the trail climbs to Cocoscia, reached after three kilometers at about 700 m. The next section passes through Tallacano and leads to Poggio Rocchetta, at km 8.4, at about 660 m. A little further on is Agore, at 860 m.

The second half is the most isolated: between Agore and Meschia there are almost six kilometers without settlements, and this section reaches the highest point of the route, about 1,180 m. Meschia, at about 750 m, is at km 15.5; from there the trail descends to Uscerno, at about 475 m.

Start and end are at the same elevation, so the elevation change is the same in both directions.

Trail 502 technical details

Difficulty grade E, hiking, but with 17 km and more than a thousand meters of ascent it is a full-day outing for fit hikers. It is a one-way route: the two ends are in different valleys and a second vehicle is needed.

In San Vito there is a dirt parking lot next to the start.

Trail 502 map

Several trails of the same network branch off trail 502: trail 516 for Monte Vicito and Monte Savucco, trail 520 from Tallacano to the Sasso Spaccato. This makes it possible to walk only part of it, returning in a loop.

Points of interest along trail 502

The landmarks along the route are the villages: Cocoscia, Tallacano, Poggio Rocchetta, Agore and Meschia.

Nearby

Straight-line distances.