Sarzana → San Carlo
Walking distance 28.6 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 365 m
- Descent
- 323 m
Difficulty: moderate
Walking the stage
Follow a 29 km stage from Sarzana to San Carlo, with 365 m of climbing on the way, passing through Caniparola and Colombiera-Molicciara.
Before leaving Sarzana, locate Falsa canfora di Vecchio Ospedale - Via Agostino Paci, Sarzana on the map. It is close to the starting point. On arrival in San Carlo, consider a stop at Fontana “Battì del Barilo”, close to the finish.
Look for these places on the stage map: Caniparola, Palvotrisia, Portonetti, and Bergiola Maggiore.
What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Fontana “Battì del Barilo”
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Fountain, in Massa, Italy, built in marble.
Fontana della Conca
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Fountain, in Massa, Italy.
Nature and landscape
Falsa canfora di Vecchio Ospedale - Via Agostino Paci, Sarzana
Monumental tree · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Wall.) Meisn. It records a height of 20 m and a trunk circumference of 361 cm.
Map · Sarzana → San Carlo
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