Trail E12: Anello del Monte Moricone and Preci

The Route of Trail E12

The Park builds the loop from nature trail N10 and trails 588, 587, 589, 590 and 586. From Preci, at about 600 m, the route climbs to Saccovescio, at about 730 m, where there are the Fonte di Saccovescio spring, a picnic table and a shelter; a little higher up is the Fonte Pidocchiosa spring.

The longest climb then leads above 1,400 m, below Monte Moricone (1,429 m), and from there the route descends toward Collescille, passing the ruins of the Torre di Collescille tower. The last section returns to Preci from the area of a picnic site, on trail 501.

Trail E12 Technical Data

The lowest point, near Preci, is at around 530 m; the highest is near Monte Moricone, at around 1,400 m. The Park lists the route as open and maintained.

The water points are on the lower part of the loop, in Saccovescio, Preci and Collescille; none are marked on the upper part.

Points of Interest Along Trail E12

The Park describes an area where cultivated fields alternate with lush oak woods, home to the wildcat, the roe deer and the woodpecker. It points to the detour to the Abbey of Sant'Eutizio near Preci as unmissable: for centuries the abbey was the heart of life and culture in this area. Sentiero Natura N10, «I sentieri della meditazione» («The paths of meditation»), also starts in Preci: a 3.7 km, two-hour circuit in the footsteps of hermits, friars and heretics who chose these places for their ascetic life.