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Sibillini trail 557: Forca di Presta – Rifugio Colle le Cese (Grande Anello dei Sibillini)

S Start: Forca di Presta · 1,512 m A Finish: Rifugio Colle le Cese (GAS) · 1,486 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Forca di Presta · 1,512 m
Finish
Rifugio Colle le Cese (GAS) · 1,486 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
557
Municipality
Norcia

Sibillini trail 557 runs from Forca di Presta, a mountain pass, to the Rifugio Colle le Cese, always staying between 1,320 and 1,510 m. It is 6.9 km long, with about 170 m of ascent and 190 of descent. CAI difficulty grade: E.

Distance
6.94 km
Elevation gain
+169 m
Elevation loss
−193 m
Lowest point
1,316 m
Highest point
1,512 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
2 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. Today12° / 7°0.0 mmCloudy
  2. Tomorrow13° / 7°5.8 mmLight rain
  3. Friday10° / 5°25.4 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
169 m
Descent
193 m
Lowest point
1,316 m
Highest point
1,512 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 Sibillini trail 557

At Forca di Presta there are picnic tables and a viewpoint; the starting point of the track lies in the municipality of Norcia.

The first two kilometers are downhill, from 1,510 to about 1,320 m. A long flat section follows: three kilometers at 1,320-1,330 m. Here there are a drinking water point, at km 3.4, and shortly before km 5 Il Laghetto, a small lake, with other small ponds around it.

The last two kilometers climb about 150 m. The trail passes near the Fonte del Vescovo spring and reaches the Rifugio Colle le Cese, at about 1,490 m.

Trail 557 technical details

Start and end are at almost the same elevation: in the opposite direction only the order changes, first the descent from the hut and at the end the climb to Forca di Presta. It is a one-way route.

Sibillini trail 557 map

In the first kilometer trail 557 coincides with the main axis of the Cammino nelle Terre Mutate. Stage 8 of the Grande Anello dei Sibillini passes the Rifugio Colle le Cese, and stage 7, which starts from Colle di Montegallo, arrives there: from Forca di Presta this stage continues for about 3 km to the "Belvedere" on the Sentiero per Tutti NT2, an accessible trail also usable with wheelchairs, and from there reaches the hut. Trail 101 to Monte Vettore starts from Forca di Presta.

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