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Trail 520 (Acquasanta Terme): Tallacano – Sasso Spaccato

S Start: Tallacano · 662 m A Finish: Sasso Spaccato · 828 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Tallacano · 662 m
Finish
Sasso Spaccato · 828 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
520
Municipality
Acquasanta Terme

Trail 520 climbs from Tallacano, a hamlet of Acquasanta Terme at about 660 m, to the Sasso Spaccato, at about 830 m. It is 1.1 km long, with about 150 m of ascent. The trail is maintained by the Ascoli Piceno section of CAI. Difficulty grade: E.

Distance
1.11 km
Elevation gain
+163 m
Elevation loss
−0 m
Lowest point
662 m
Highest point
828 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

  1. Today13° / 8°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
163 m
Descent
0 m
Lowest point
662 m
Highest point
828 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 520

The trail starts from trail 502, which passes through Tallacano: about eighty meters away there is a parking lot. The climb is steady along its whole length, with a gradient of around 15 percent. Halfway, at km 0.5, it passes the church of San Pietro and a drinking water point, the only ones marked along the route.

At km 0.9 trail 519 branches off, climbing steeply to Monte Vicito. The last section leads to the Sasso Spaccato.

Trail 520 technical details

The trail is 1.1 km long, with 152 m of ascent.

Trail 520 map

All of trail 520 is part of the Pizzo dell'Arco hike, a loop from Tallacano that combines trails 520, 519, 516, 517 and 502 and has its own page. Trail 519 continues toward Monte Vicito.

Nearby

What to see nearby

Straight-line distances.