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Norcia Trail 558: Passo di Sasso Borghese – Monte Argentella

S Start: Passo di Sasso Borghese · 2,054 m A Finish: Monte Argentella · 2,190 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Passo di Sasso Borghese · 2,054 m
Finish
Monte Argentella · 2,190 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
558
Municipality
Norcia

Norcia Trail 558 is a short ridge section above 2,000 meters: from the Passo di Sasso Borghese, at 2,054 m, to the summit of Monte Argentella, at about 2,200 m. It is 1.3 km long, with about 180 m of ascent and 40 of descent, in the municipality of Norcia. CAI difficulty grade: E.

Distance
1.34 km
Elevation gain
+177 m
Elevation loss
−41 m
Lowest point
2,012 m
Highest point
2,190 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
0 h 50 min (estimate)

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

Before you go

Forecast at the start

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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
177 m
Descent
41 m
Lowest point
2,012 m
Highest point
2,190 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 558

From the pass the trail descends for two hundred meters to about 2,010 m, the lowest point, and then climbs without further breaks to the summit. Halfway, between km 0.7 and km 0.9, it joins trail 554 for about 150 meters, coming from Forca Viola. The last hundred meters are the steepest: almost 40 m of elevation gain before the summit.

Trail 558 technical details

The whole route is above 2,000 m and there are no water points along the trail.

Trail 558 map

Trail 261 and the Strada Imperiale (555) also reach the Passo di Sasso Borghese; both are part of the Park's hiking route E17, "Sui passi del Guerrin Meschino" (In the footsteps of Guerrin Meschino), from Capanna Ghezzi to Foce di Montemonaco. About 250 meters from the pass are the summits of the Sasso di Palazzo Borghese (2,119 m) and Palazzo Borghese (2,145 m).

Together with trail 554, trail 558 forms a link with Forca Viola and the valley of the Lago di Pilato.

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