Mount Castel Santa Maria: a Travel through the Jurassic Era

Duration: 3 h

Elevation: +560 m

Difficulty: Tourist / Hiking (T/E)

Lenght: 7,5 km

Departure: From Pioraco towards Fiuminata to the San Rocco district, take the road to the right that goes up to Santo Sommeo to the dirt road, in 15 minutes you get to the pine forest where you can park.

Arrival: Center of Pioraco

An easy hike with beautiful views, through this itinerary you follow one of the historically most characteristic ridges in the area.

Through a forest coloured by the broom, you go out on the meadows that surround Mount Castel S. Maria, where you can enjoy a 360 ° view of the Potenza valley, the Sibillini Mountains and the Pioraco Gorge.