Trail S2, Acquasanta Terme: Ponte d'Arli to Mulino Piedicava
S Start: Ponte d'Arli · 296 m A Finish: Mulino Piedicava · 413 m
Map and track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Start
- Ponte d'Arli · 296 m
- Finish
- Mulino Piedicava · 413 m
- Route
- one way
- Trail marker
- S2
- Municipality
- Acquasanta Terme
Trail S2 links Ponte d'Arli to the Mulino Piedicava mill, in the municipality of Acquasanta Terme, passing through Santa Caterina. It is part of the network of the Mulattiere di Acquasanta (the Acquasanta mule tracks). It is 3.6 km long, with about 345 m of ascent and 225 m of descent. Difficulty: E.
- Distance
- 3.64 km
- Elevation gain
- +345 m
- Elevation loss
- −227 m
- Lowest point
- 296 m
- Highest point
- 576 m
- Difficulty
- E, hiking
- Time
- 2 h 5 min (estimate)
From the OpenStreetMap track and the Copernicus DEM profile; time is an estimate.
Before you go
Forecast at the start
- Today15° / 9°0.2 mmCloudy
Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0
Rules and orders: Park website. Snow and avalanches: Meteomont bulletin.
- Ascent
- 345 m
- Descent
- 227 m
- Lowest point
- 296 m
- Highest point
- 576 m
Elevations: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018.
Indicative OpenStreetMap track: check the markers and trail conditions on site.
The Route of Trail S2
The trail starts from the valley floor, at about 300 m, not far from the hamlet of Ponte d'Arli, where there is a drinking water point. The first section is the hardest: in 1.2 km it climbs to about 570 m, with an average gradient of over 20 percent.
A long stretch at altitude follows, almost two kilometers between 520 and 570 m, with small ups and downs. The last six hundred meters descend steeply, about 130 m, to the Mulino Piedicava, at about 410 m, near the hamlet of Piedicava and a small body of water.
Trail S2 Technical Data
It is a route crossing over between two low points: in both directions there is an initial climb and a final descent.
Trail S2 Map
On the ground, the trail is marked with the white-and-red flag. In the numbering of the Mulattiere di Acquasanta network, which differs from the S2 code, it is route number 4, from Ponte d'Arli to the Mulino Piedicava; at the start, beyond the bridge and the Via Salaria, arrows point the way.
Nearby
What to see nearby
- Cascate di ForcellaWaterfall2.7 km
- Castel di Luco (Acquasanta Terme)Castle or fortress3.3 km
- 3.4 km
Where to stay
- Fornara, Acquasanta TermeTourist accommodation2.7 km
- 3.2 km
- 3.7 km
Where to eat
- 500 m
- Con in Faccia un po' di Sole / La Sibilla Cooperativa, Acquasanta TermeGuides and excursions3.6 km
- 4.1 km
Straight-line distances.