ITALY’S SIBILLINI NATIONAL PARK
by
Gillian Price
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
Gillian Price was born in England but moved to Australia when young. After taking a degree in anthropology and working in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm fired for mountains, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges and flatter bits of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone.
When not out walking with Nicola, her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a freelance travel writer (www.gillianprice.eu). A strong promoter of public transport to minimise impact in alpine areas, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI and Mountain Wilderness.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Across the Eastern Alps – the E5
Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites
Through the Italian Alps – the GTA
Trekking in the Alps (contributing author)
Trekking in the Apennines – the GEA
Trekking in the Dolomites
Walking in Italy’s Stelvio National Park
Walking in Sicily
Walking in the Central Italian Alps
Walking in the Dolomites
Walking in Tuscany
Walking on Corsica
Walking on the Amalfi Coast
Walking the Italian Lakes
Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps
© Gillian Price 2009
First edition 2009
ISBN: 978 185284 535 3
Reprinted 2013 (with updates)
Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Maps and diagrams by Nicola Regine.
Photographs by Gillian Price
Dedication
For dear Emma con affetto.
Advice to Readers
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. If we know of any, there will be an Updates tab on this book’s page on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Front cover: Castelluccio and its famed flowered fields (Walk 19)
CONTENTS
THE GAS – GRANDE ANELLO DEI SIBILLINI
Stage 1 Visso to Cupi
Stage 2 Cupi to Fiastra
Stage 3 Fiastra to Garulla
Stage 4 Garulla to Rubbiano
Stage 5 Rubbiano to Colle di Montegallo
Stage 6 Colle di Montegallo to Colle le Cese
Stage 7 Colle le Cese to Campi Vecchio
Stage 8 Campi Vecchio to Visso
SHORTER WALKS
1 Valle del Fiastrone
2 Lago del Fiastrone and the Lame Rosse
3 Cascate dell’Acquasanta
4 Bolognola Sentiero Natura
5 Upper Valle dell’Ambro
6 Val di Panico and Pizzo Tre Vescovi
7 Monte Priora
8 The Monte Bove Circuit