Discover Monte Foltrone

Duration: 1 day

You can choose to immerse yourself in the unspoiled nature of the Gran Sasso and Monti dellLaga National Park by discovering an unusual itinerary: Monte Foltrone or Mountain of Campli in the group of the Monti Gemelli (the Twin Mountains).
The distance to reach the starting routes for a mountain walk or excursion is about 7 km from the historic center of Campli. We recommend: suitable clothing, hiking shoes, water and a packed lunch.
There are 25 routes recently reopened by Cai Val Vibrata and Monti Gemelli, the unmissable ones that we recommend can be classified as a tourist and / or excursion walk:

Valley of the Squirrels Outdoor Paradise

You leave from the historic center by car, along the SP 262 towards La Traversa. At the roundabout, take the first exit on the right, towards Ascoli Piceno. After traveling 200 meters of the SS 81, turn left to take the SP51 towards Battaglia. After 1.6 km, you will find the hamlet cemetery on the left. It is advisable to leave the car nearby. Continuing on foot (200 m), before a fountain, you will find, on the left, the CAI signposts that indicate the route and travel time. Path 425 leads to the discovery of the Valley of the Squirrels, a naturalistic paradise full of small streams, rock walls and mixed forests of holm oaks, beeches, oaks and reforestation of conifers. The path surrounded by nature is also suitable for families with children.
The short walk comes along a dirt road immersed in the woods to the clearings of S.Eremo (30 minutes). From here, turning right, you go back, first through the suggestive Fontanelle path (425E) and then along the Cascatella path (425D) to the starting point (1 hour). The more experienced, from S.Eremo, can continue the itinerary, crossing the Giardino wood, up to the Valico della Forchetta, located at the end of the valley at an altitude of 1260 m (1.5 hours from S.Eremo). From the Forchetta the panorama ranges from the rocky walls of the west side of Monte Foltrone, to Monte della Farina, to the eastern peaks of the Gran Sasso chain and to the Majella in a wild environment surrounded by large centuries-old beech trees. On the way back, you follow the same itinerary as the outward journey.

Summit of Monte Foltrone

(Excursion for trained walkers. Journey time 3.00 hours one way, 2.30 hours return, altitude difference 1000 m).

Once in the center of Battaglia (690 m), park your car in the town square. Follow the uphill road which, from the church, arrives at a crossroads with a crucifix (100 m). Then turn left (CAI, 423) and take the dirt road that first crosses the cultivated land and then enters a coniferous forest. After about 30 minutes you will reach Fonte delle Trocche (900 m). Then turn right and continue along path 423 which runs along the ancient mule track to a second crossroads. Here you turn left and continue, with a series of hairpin bends in the woods, up to a clearing from which you reach the locality of Neviere (1400 m, 1.30 hours). The path then cuts to the right and, crossing a large beech forest at the foot of the north ridge of Monticchio, reaches Pian Dell'Oro (1576 m 30 minutes). From here the path continues on the south-west ridge, up to the summit (1718 m, 30 minutes), where you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the central Apennines, with a 360 ° view that goes from the Adriatic Sea, to the Majella, to the Gran Sasso, the Monti della Laga, the Sibillini, up to the Conero. On the way back, follow the same itinerary as the outward journey.

For information and reservations:
Tourist Office of the Municipality of Campli
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 4
Tel. +39 0861 5601207
E-mail: turismo@comune.campli.te.it