18. La Storta to Rome (Stage 45)

Tuesday 24th October 2024

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
19.52	4H34	4H01	332	463	19	173

Courtesy of www.gronze.com

Courtesy of Garmin

Original map courtesy of "The Via Francigena Terre De Mezzo by Roberta Ferraris "

Starting my walk along Via Cassia towards Insugherata Park. This supermarket is quite close to Hotel Cassia

Marker 17 on the Via Cassia. Traffic is beginning to get heavy

At times I was walking faster than the cars!

Making progress. Via Cassia marker "12 km". The entrance to Insugherata Park is just ahead on the right

Entrance to Insugherata Park. At this point I had done 5.76 km in 1H11

Amazing to find such a wilderness so close to the center of Rome

ALL THE EARTH'S GARDEN IS GREEN

Well, I did not expect that!

Beginning the climb to the exit of Insugherata Park
By this point I had done 10.31 km in 2H23

Passing through a heavily populated tower block complex

This is where you see the uglier side of Rome, something you did not see in Tuscany

Going down via Trionfale. There is a footpath most of the way.

At this point you have to walk on the outside of a line of parked cars for about 150m

Entrance to Monte Mario Park

First sighting of St. Peter's Basilica from Monte Mario Park.
By this time I had done 15.18 km in 3H30

Route off Monte Mario and down Viale Angelico

Descending from Monte Mario

Arriving at St. Peter's Square after the long walk down Viale Angelico

Honouring my pledge to Tommaso at Castello Tricerchi

Accommodation

Madison Hotel,
Via Marsala 60,
Roma Termini 00185
Tel: +39 06 8339 5266