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Trail 560 (Acquasanta Terme): Vallefusella – Sala

S Start: Vallefusella · 418 m A Finish: Sala · 686 m

Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Trail facts

Start
Vallefusella · 418 m
Finish
Sala · 686 m
Route
one way
Trail marker
560
Municipality
Acquasanta Terme

Trail 560 climbs from Vallefusella to Sala, in the municipality of Acquasanta Terme, by way of Forcella: 4 km with about 305 m of ascent and 40 of descent, from 418 m to 686 m. It is maintained by the Ascoli Piceno section of CAI. Difficulty grade: E.

Distance
3.99 km
Elevation gain
+306 m
Elevation loss
−39 m
Lowest point
418 m
Highest point
708 m
Difficulty
E, hiking
Time
1 h 35 min (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
306 m
Descent
39 m
Lowest point
418 m
Highest point
708 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 560 (Acquasanta Terme)

The track begins half a kilometer before Vallefusella, where trail 525 arrives, and for one and a half kilometers coincides with stage 4 of the Grande Anello dei Borghi Ascolani. It crosses Vallefusella, at 433 m, and at km 1.4 reaches Forcella, at about 500 m, where the 561 variant starts.

From Forcella the climb becomes steadier and steeper: about 200 m in one and a half kilometers, up to Colle Tosti, which is about a hundred meters from the trail. The highest point, at about 705 m, is at km 3.5. The last section descends slightly to Sala.

Trail 560 (Acquasanta Terme) technical details

It is a one-way route: on the way back there are about 40 m of ascent and about 300 of descent.

Trail 560 (Acquasanta Terme) map

From Forcella, trail 561 climbs more directly and rejoins trail 560 shortly before Sala: the two trails can be combined to vary the return. Stage 5 of the Grande Anello dei Borghi Ascolani, which has its own page, also passes through Forcella.

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