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Trail 553 (Norcia): Castelluccio – Rifugio Capanna Ghezzi

S Start: Castelluccio · 1,316 m A Finish: Rifugio Capanna Ghezzi · 1,569 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Castelluccio · 1,316 m
Finish
Rifugio Capanna Ghezzi · 1,569 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
553
Municipality
Norcia

Trail 553 climbs from the plain below Castelluccio, at 1,316 m, to the Rifugio Capanna Ghezzi, at about 1,570 m: 3 km and about 250 m of ascent, without descents, in the municipality of Norcia.

Distance
3.02 km
Elevation gain
+251 m
Elevation loss
−0 m
Lowest point
1,314 m
Highest point
1,569 m
Time
1 h 15 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°0.0 mmCloudy
  2. Tomorrow13° / 8°8.0 mmLight rain
  3. Friday10° / 7°32.8 mmHeavy rain

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
251 m
Descent
0 m
Lowest point
1,314 m
Highest point
1,569 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 553

At the start there are several parking lots and, in the first six hundred meters, two drinking water points a short distance from the trail. This first section is level; then a steady climb begins, at around 10-12 percent, broken only by a short breather around km 1.9, where the Fonte dei Cagnolini spring is about fifty meters away. The trail reaches the Capanna Ghezzi, a shelter, at 1,570 m.

Trail 553 technical details

Trail 553 is the first trail of the Park's hiking route E17, "Sui passi del Guerrin Meschino" (In the footsteps of Guerrin Meschino), which runs from Castelluccio via Capanna Ghezzi, Colle Abieri and Palazzo Borghese down to Foce di Montemonaco: 13.7 km, 990 m of elevation change and 4 hours and 40 minutes one way, graded EE and listed as open and subject to maintenance.

On this route the Park allows dogs from Castelluccio as far as Capanna Ghezzi, that is on trail 553, but not beyond: from the Capanna toward Palazzo Borghese and Foce they are not allowed, not even on a leash.

Trail 553 map

The Strada Imperiale begins at the Capanna Ghezzi and climbs to Forca Viola. Trail 551 also arrives at the same Capanna, starting from Castelluccio on a longer route, via the Portella del Vao and the Fonte San Lorenzo.

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