TREKKING IN THE APENNINES
GEA – GRANDE ESCURSIONE APPENNINICA
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 a degree in anthropology and work in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm for mountains fired, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. When not out walking with her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a travel writer www.gillianprice.eu. An ardent 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
Alpine Flowers
Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks
Italy’s Sibillini National Park
Italy’s Stelvio National Park
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites
The Tour of the Bernina
Through the Italian Alps – the GTA
Trekking in the Alps (contributor)
Trekking in the Dolomites
Walking in the Central Italian Alps
Walking in Corsica
Walking in the Dolomites
Walking in Sicily
Walking in Tuscany
Walking in Umbria
Walking the Italian Lakes
Walking on the Amalfi Coast
Walking and Trekking on Corfu
Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps
© Gillian Price 2015
Second edition 2015
ISBN: 978 1 85284 766 1
First edition 2005
ISBN: 978 1 85284 416 5
Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
Maps by Nicola Regine.
Acknowledgements
Heaps of thanks to Anna, Colleen, Daniele, Laura, Clive and Lucy for their immensely enjoyable company on the trail, Marty for a route check, the woodcutters and hunters who pointed us in the right direction the first time, CAI branches for practical information, the rifugi cooks for their delectable bilberry tarts and Giorgio Baruffini of Parma for his help with those place name explanations that so intrigue me.
Thanks to my publisher Jonathan, who said ‘yes’ once again, the great team at Cicerone who put the book together, the many readers who kindly sent in updates for the first edition and, last but nowhere least, to Nicola for the maps.
Updates to this Guide
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. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/766/updates), 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: Between Monte Marmagna and Monte Braiola (Stage 22).
CONTENTS
What to take
Maps
Emergencies
Using this guide
Stage 1 Bocca Trabaria to Passo di Viamaggio
Stage 2 Passo di Viamaggio to Caprese Michelangelo
Stage 3 Caprese Michelangelo to La Verna
Stage 4 La Verna to Badia Prataglia
Stage 5 Badia Prataglia to Rifugio Città di Forlì
Stage 6 Rifugio Città di Forlì to Passo del Muraglione
Stage 7 Passo del Muraglione to Colla di Casaglia
Stage 8 Colla di Casaglia to Badia Moscheta
Stage 9 Badia Moscheta to Passo del Giogo
Stage 10 Passo del Giogo to Passo della Futa
Stage 11 Passo della Futa to Montepiano
Stage 12 Montepiano to Rifugio Pacini
Stage 13 Rifugio Pacini to Pracchia
Stage 14 Pracchia to Lago