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Itineraries

The Apennines touching the regions of Tuscany and Romagna and in particular Foreste Casentinesi are well-known by hikers. Some classical itineraries like the GEA or the Acquacheta waterfall are usally attended by a constantly growing number of visitors, but the trail network has always been quite poor except for some trails. The Park has worked to fix the trails and to place trail markers along the already existing ones (more than 250 kilometres) and at the same time to create a good and precise instrument of territorial exploration: the hiking map.
The map, scale 1:25.000, includes the description of 160 numbered trails, that is about 250 hours of walks.

Itineraries

Sentiero delle Foreste Sacre (Path of the Sacred Forests)

A seven-stages journey across the nature and the spirituality of the Casentinesi Forests National Park

The itinerary - which is about 100 kilometers long - is divided into seven stages, from the Ponte di Tredozio's Lake to La Verna. Seven days during which you will seldom meet cars or built-up areas, but you will cross the green blanket of the Casentinesi Forests, with the opportunity to visit its most fascinating places: the Acquacheta Valley, the Mount Falterona, the Campigna Forest, the Santa Valley, Camaldoli and La Verna.
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Sentiero delle Foreste Sacre (Path of the Sacred Forests)
1 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe
1 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe
mountain pass of Tramazzo and the ridge of Mount Susinelli
Departure: Lago di Ponte
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Interest: Religion
2 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea
2 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea
Acquacheta and Passo del Muraglione
Departure: San Benedetto in Alpe
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 7 hours
Interest: Religion
3 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna
3 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna
Capo d'Arno, Lago degli Idoli and Monte Falco
Departure: Castagno d'Andrea
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Interest: Religion
4 - Campigna - Camaldoli
4 - Campigna - Camaldoli
La Calla and Sacro Eremo
Departure: Burraia (Campigna)
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Interest: Religion
5 - Camaldoli - Badia Prataglia
5 - Camaldoli - Badia Prataglia
Cotozzo, Prato alla Penna, Fangacci and Passo della Crocina
Departure: Monastero di Camaldoli
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Interest: Religion
6 - Badia Prataglia - Rimbocchi
6 - Badia Prataglia - Rimbocchi
Mandrioli and Passo Serra
Departure: Badia Prataglia (Il Carbonile)
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 5 h 30 m
Interest: Religion
7 - Rimbocchi - La Verna
7 - Rimbocchi - La Verna
Casalino and the difficult uphill road
Departure: Rimbocchi (Cà Santicchio)
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Interest: Religion

The Alta Via dei Parchi

A long hike in the northern Apennines

The Alta Via dei Parchi is an itinerary that can be covered on foot along the Apennines between Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and The Marches: these are the stages within the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, coinciding with the 'Sentiero delle Foreste Sacre' (meaning 'Path of the Sacred Forests').

18  - Marradi - Lago di Ponte
18 - Marradi - Lago di Ponte
This easy stage moves towards the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi.
Departure: Marradi
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 6 h
19 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe
19 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe
This very short and restful hike leads to San Benedetto, where there is a Benedectine abbey of the same-name.
Departure: Lago di Ponte
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 3 h
20 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea
20 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea
The first part of the stage is the very popular stroll leading to the Acquacheta.
Departure: San Benedetto in Alpe
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 7 h
21 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna
21 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna
This walk goes over the highest mountains of the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines, through expanses of woods that anticipate the forest wealth of the next stages.
Departure: Castagno d'Andrea
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 6 h
22 - Campigna - Camaldoli
22 - Campigna - Camaldoli
This beautiful and classic walk runs along the ridge above the Sassofratino Reserve, guardian of the most beautiful forests of the park.
Departure: Campigna
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 5 h
23 - Camaldoli - Badia Prataglia
23 - Camaldoli - Badia Prataglia
The hike is entirely in the woods, with rare panoramic openings.
Departure: Camaldoli
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 5 h
24 - Badia Prataglia - La Verna
24 - Badia Prataglia - La Verna
This is a long stage that leaves the ridge heading south in the direction of Mount Penna, clearly visible from the beginning of the hike.
Departure: Badia Prataglia (Il Carbonile)
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 8 h 30 m
25 - La Verna - Rifugio Biancaneve al Fumaiolo
25 - La Verna - Rifugio Biancaneve al Fumaiolo
This is a long but quite fascinating stage, both in terms of forests and of landscape, due to the appearance of more open environments.
Departure: La Verna
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Duration: 8 h 30 m

Da rifugio a rifugio (From mountain hut to mountain hut)

Three-days hikes in Parco delle Foreste Casentinesi

Eight hiking routes to live a unique experience within the National Park, surrounded by nature and by the traditions of the protected area. The rural hospitality and the natural atmosphere are the guarantee to live three days and two nights as better as possible, sure of a warm welcome on your arrival to the involved structures. The proposals - planned within the interterritorial cooperation project entitled "Itinerari turistici rurali polifunzionali dell'Emilia Romagna" (multi-functional rural tourist routes of Emilia-Romagna) - feature a passport and a box containing all the useful information to carry out the suggested hikes.

Da rifugio a rifugio (From mountain hut to mountain hut)
Ring-route 1. Acquacheta and Upper Tramazzo.
Ring-route 1. Acquacheta and Upper Tramazzo.
S. Benedetto in Alpe - Eremo dei Toschi - Lago di Ponte - S. Benedetto in Alpe
Departure: S. Benedetto in Alpe
Map with georeferenced itinerary
State of practicability:
Closed
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
Duration: 3.5 hours + 4.5 hours + 3 hours
Interest: Panorama, Religion, History
Ring-route 2. Ancient paths on Bidente delle Celle
Ring-route 2. Ancient paths on Bidente delle Celle
Corniolo - Le Fontanelle - Campigna - Corniolo
Departure: Corniolo
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: T - Tourist (level)
Duration: 2,5 h + 3,5 h + 2,5 h
Interest: Flora, Wildlife, Geology, Panorama, History
Ring-route 3. A ring-route in the heart of the Park
Ring-route 3. A ring-route in the heart of the Park
Passo della Calla - Badia Prataglia - Cà di Sopra - Passo della Calla
Departure: Campigna
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: EE - For expert hikers
Duration: 6 h + 6 h + 6,5 h
Interest: Panorama, Religion, History
Ring-route 4. The Via Romea and the Archiano Valley
Ring-route 4. The Via Romea and the Archiano Valley
Bagno di Romagna - Podere Santicchio - Badia Prataglia - Bagno di Romagna
Departure: Bagno di Romagna
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
Duration: 5,5 h + 3,5 h + 4,5 h
Interest: Flora, Panorama, Religion, History
Ring-route 5. Falterona and Campigna Forest
Ring-route 5. Falterona and Campigna Forest
Castagno d'Andrea - La Burraia - Campigna - Castagno d'Andrea
Departure: Castagno d'Andrea
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: T - Tourist (level)
Duration: 4,5 h + 3,5 h + 4 h
Interest: Flora, Wildlife, Panorama
Ring-route 6. The Oia Valley and the upper Casentino
Ring-route 6. The Oia Valley and the upper Casentino
Camaldoli - La Burraia - La Chiusa - Camaldoli
Departure: Camaldoli
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
Duration: 6 h + 4,5 h + 4,5 h
Interest: Flora, Religion, History
Ring-route 7. The thousand-year-old Camaldoli Forest
Ring-route 7. The thousand-year-old Camaldoli Forest
Moggiona - Badia Prataglia - Asqua - Moggiona
Departure: Partina
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
Duration: 6 h + 6 h + 3,5 h
Interest: Flora, Religion, History
Ring-route 8. La Verna and Vallesanta
Ring-route 8. La Verna and Vallesanta
Badia Prataglia - Podere Santicchio - La Verna - Badia Prataglia
Departure: Badia Prataglia
Map with georeferenced itinerary
Typology: On foot
Difficulty Level: EE - For expert hikers
Duration: 5,5 h + 6 h + 3 h
Interest: Flora, Panorama, Religion, History

The Nature Trails

9 trails to discover the territory and nature of the Park

The Nature Trails (Sentieri Natura) are a particular series of trails created by the Park. They are itineraries of a few kilometers, along which it is possible to discover and recognize territorial features (trees, rocks, traces of the animal presence) in a "self-guided" way. The beginning of each trail is marked by the presence of a panel describing its features. The Park area includes nine Nature Trails, easily accessible, along which you will find some observation points marked by numbered poles. Visitors may use a small and practical brochure-guidebook (for sale in the Visitor Centers or in the Park Info Points) leading to the discovery and interpretation of the main features of the environments they will cross. The descriptions deal with the geomorphological structure of the territory, the vegetation, the wildlife, and the history of the places. The brochures are made to be easy to use, and to this aim they deal with the issue with a didactic method. Therefore, they are addressed to schools, but also to not expert hikers who would like to rely on an instrument for a first approach to the territory. The Nature Trails represent an invitation to observation and to a responsible approach to the protected area. The itineraries have been chosen for their proximity to busy and well known areas, and each develops a particular issue, so that it will be interesting to discover all of them.

Acquacheta
Acquacheta
Dante's valley and waterfall
Typology: On foot
Duration: 4 h 30 m
Interest: Flora, Geology
Badia Prataglia - Capanno
Badia Prataglia - Capanno
The beech tree wood
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h
Interest: Flora
Camaldoli
Camaldoli
Trees and Wood
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h
Interest: Flora, Religion
Campigna
Campigna
The Silver Fir and the fir tree woods
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h 30 m
Interest: Flora
Castagno d'Andrea
The chestnut tree culture
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h
Interest: Flora, History
Fiumicello
Following the traces left by man
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h
Interest: History
Ridracoli
Ridracoli
Stone Traces
Typology: On foot
Duration: 3 h
Interest: Flora, Wildlife, Geology, History
To Sacro Monte de la Verna
To Sacro Monte de la Verna
Nature, history, and spirituality
Typology: On foot
Duration: 1.45 hours
Interest: Flora, Religion
Tredozio-Ponte Lake
Nature and the forms of the territory
Typology: On foot
Duration: 2 h
Interest: Flora

The Park for Everyone

Drawing visitors closer to nature is one of the Park aims, and this aim is even more admirable if it can involve everyone, without any exception. The principle animating the project is to put at the visitors' disposal some structures which are accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities.
In 2002, the first accessible trail was created in Campigna di Santa Sofia (FC) on the Park slope of Romagna, and in 2004 the accessible trail in Badia Prataglia (AR), on the Park slope of Casentino, was inaugurated.
The first trail, called "Un sentiero per tutti... i sensi" (A trail for all... senses), follows the famous Viale del Granduca di Campigna mentioned by the poet Dino Campana and is structured in 10 points along a route of about 350 meters; the trail in Badia Prataglia, "Una Foresta per tutti... i sensi: un sentiero per Sonia" (A Forest for all senses: A trail for Sonia), develops in loc. Capanno and has as a guiding thread the evolution of the relationship between man and forest over the centuries.
Both trails, prepared in collaboration with Corpo Forestale dello Stato - Ufficio Amministrazione Riserve Naturali Casentinesi ex ASFD, are structured in points suitable for all visitors and meeting different needs as far as heights, accessibility, and reading of the panels are concerned. Since it is a project dedicated to everyone, it aims at leading us to use all our senses according to our personal condition. The different points are rich in information, objects, and finds; to enjoy all this, sight is not the only important sense, but you are often invited to close your eyes, stop, touch, and listen.
Trunks, barks, landscapes, traces, sounds, rocks, are all little clues essential to discover the richness of these places, to explore the Park and nature in a different way.

Carrello Emporio Buz online the publications Un sentiero, un lago e una foresta per tutti i sensi



The Park for Everyone
A Forest for All... Senses: A Trail for Sonia
Typology: On foot, Accessible Trail
A Trail for All... Senses
A Trail for All... Senses
Highly Accessible Trail
Typology: On foot, Accessible Trail
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