SIXTH STAGE

SAN GREGORIO

The town of the brigand, Giovanni Piccioni, protagonist of the pre-unification political banditry of the Piceno region.

• San Gregorio

  The town of the brigand, Giovanni Piccioni, protagonist of the pre-unification political banditry of the Piceno region.

• Valley of the Castellano

  With its characteristic V-shape, the Castellano torrent is a natural access that leads from Ascoli Piceno to the Monti della Laga. The torrent winds its way along the sandstone formations of the Laga and the limestone of the Monti Gemelli.

• Talvacchia

  Strategically located between the valleys of the Tronto and Castellano rivers, it also gives its name to the nearby artificial lake created by the dam of the Castellano, built in 1960.

• Coperso - Rosara

  This panoramic trail winds along the ridge of a chain of mountains and hills, between the Castellano torrent and the Rio Lungo, until it reaches the small hamlet.

THE CASTELLANO VALLEY

With its characteristic V-shape, the Castellano torrent is a natural access that leads from Ascoli Piceno to the Monti della Laga. The torrent winds its way along the sandstone formations of the Laga and the limestone of the Monti Gemelli.

• DEpart from

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  Valledacqua

• Arrive at

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  Coperso

• Length

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  17.9 km (11.9 mi.)

• Max alt.

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  1070 mt (3510.4 ft.)

• Elevation gain

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  640 mt (2099.7 ft.)

• Elevation loss

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  610 mt (2001.3 ft.)

• Hiking time

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  5 hrs