Wednesday 7th May 2025
This was similar to the previous day.... a day of two halves. We walked from Piccolo Raieda to one of the main attractions on the trail, Monte Adone, and then on to Furcolo. The route then goes from Furcolo to Monzuno along a busy tarmac road with little space for walkers, and rather thatn do this we took a bus between Furcolo and Monzuno. This gaves us time in hand and enabled a visit to La Mucche di Guglielmo for cheese tasting. The climb from the farm back to the road was quite steep, and therefater the trail reached new heights of Sasso Rosso, Monte Poggio Santa Croce 937m and Monte del Galletto. After that there was a steady descent to Madonna dei Fornelli. |
Badolo to Furcolo
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 8.13 |
3H39 |
1H42 |
370 |
436 |
405 |
638 |
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Furcolo to Monzuno by Bus
Courtesy of Via degli Dei - L'Escurnoista editora 1:25,000
Monzuno to Madonna di Fornelli
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 13.02 |
5H15 |
3H03 |
538 |
358 |
603 |
949 |
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Total
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 21.15 |
8H54 |
4H45 |
908 |
794 |
405 |
949 |
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L to R: Michael, Agnese, Alberto, Ermes, Eduardo, Gianluca. Barbara, Ornella and Rossella
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Mont Adone
Signing the visitor's book
Casa del Perigrino
Waiting for the bus at Furcolo
Arriving at Monzuno
Heading out of Monzuno
Cheese Tasting
On the path again after cheese tasting
Getting muddy again
Le Croci 850m
Wind turbine on the ridge, with a "wind organ" next to it. (10 km in 4H30)
Heading down to Madonna dei Fornelli
Santuario della Madonna dei Fornelli
| Its name refers to the ancient furnaces traditionally used to make charcoal from wood and lime from stones, and to the devotion to Our Lady of the Snow, to whom the Sanctuary is dedicated. The building you see today dates back to the early 1900s and became a parish church and sanctuary in 1960. In the apse there is an oil painting on copper plate, depicting the Virgin with Child. The bell tower, 33 metres high with an octagonal spire, was completed in 1994. |
Accommodation
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