Wandelgids Italy’s Sibillini National Park | Cicerone

Walking and trekking guidebook to Italy’s Sibillini National Park in the Apennines. 21 day walks and an 8-stage multi-day trek, the 120km Grande Anello dei Sibillini are explored alongside sketch maps and plenty of practical information. Easily reached from airports on the Adriatic coast and Rome, the Sibillini straddles the Marche and Umbria.

 

Seasons Seasons

Refuges open from mid-April to mid-October; August and midsummer weekends very busy; higher ridges may have snow until June; excellent winter walking with snowshoes or touring skis, best with a local guide

 

Centres Centres

Amandola, Balzo, Castelluccio, Norcia, Nursia, Preci, Castelsantangelo, Visso, Ancona, Pescara, Perugia

 

Difficulty Difficulty

Something for all abilities, low-level strolls, ridges and walkers’ peaks; the GAS requires no mountaineering expertise

 

Must See Must See

The Grande Anello dei Sibillini 8-day trek, Sibillini National Park, Monte Vettore, Monte Sibilla, Piano Grande, Monte Bove

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

9 Gole dell’Infernaccio

10 Monte Sibilla Circuit

11 Monte Porche and Palazzo Borghese

12 Nocelleto to Forca di Gualdo

13 Preci and Sant’Eutizio

14 Monte Patino

15 Foce and Lago di Pilato

16 Castelluccio to Lago di Pilato

17 Monte Vettore

18 Monte delle Rose

19 Castelluccio and the Piano Grande

20 The Dogana Loop

21 I Pantani