• Emilia-Romagna

• Regional Parks

• Apennines

Stagno-Chiapporato - La Pianaccia - Monte di Stagno - Capravecchia - Stagno

• Departure: Stagno
• Duration: 5 hour/s
• Difficulty Level: High

The departure point is the ancient village of Stagno. After going ahead for about 2 km, you will reach the "Belvedere" site, where you can park your car and collect it at the end of the tour.
Following the asphalt road along the valley bottom, you will find on the left a dirt road.
The itinerary develops on the western slope of Mt. Calvi, crossing a mixed woodland.
After a spring and after crossing a stretch of creek, among centuries-old chestnut trees you will see the roofs of the first houses, now abandoned, of the town of Chiapporato. After a short visit to the ancient village, trail CAI 021 continues across the woodland, consisting of a fruit chestnut tree at first and of a shady coppice tree after. Go ahead towards Pianaccia – the so-called "Eremo del Viandante" (the Hermitage of the Traveler) - and Monte delle Scalette. After a pass, you will reach the valley head of torrent Brasimone, where you will enjoy a panorama dominated by an essential vegetation clung to the slope, mainly consisting of Spanish broom and the aromatic helichrysum.
From Pianaccia, take trail CAI 001 towards Monte di Stagno, crossing slopes once cultivated or used as pastures and today partly subject to reforestation activities consisting of various conifer species. Once you reach Monte di Stagno, where you can enjoy a beautiful panorama over the whole Park territory, take trail CAI 155 towards Capravecchia, going downhill towards Stagno surrounded by beech tree woodlands, conifer reforestation areas, and abandoned fields.
In the last stretch, follow the ancient paved road leading to loc. Belvedere.