Monterotondo → Monte Sacro
Walking distance 18.1 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 93 m
- Descent
- 177 m
Difficulty: easy
Walking the stage
Enjoy an easy 18 km walk from Monterotondo to Monte Sacro, with only 93 m of climbing, passing Monterotondo Scalo and Vallericca.
Before leaving Monterotondo, locate Parco, commemorativo /ai caduti di tutte le guerre, Parco della Rimembranza di Monterotondo on the map. It is close to the starting point. On arrival in Monte Sacro, consider a stop at Platano comune di Viale Jonio Angolo Via Monte Cassino, Roma, close to the finish.
Look for these places on the stage map: Monterotondo Scalo, Vallericca, and Procoio Vecchio.
What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Parco, commemorativo /ai caduti di tutte le guerre, Parco della Rimembranza di Monterotondo
400 m from the trail as the crow flies
The Park of Remembrance of Monterotondo is located in the external courtyard of Palazzo Orsini, known as the Garden of the Swan, which hosts several commemorative monuments such as that for the fallen of the Navy and the stone dedicated to the fallen of the wars.
Parco della Rimembranza di Mentana
1.9 km from the trail as the crow flies
Commemorative park for the fallen of all wars.
Nature and landscape
Platano comune di Viale Jonio Angolo Via Monte Cassino, Roma
Monumental tree · 400 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Platanus acerifolia (Aiton) Willd. It records a height of 32 m and a trunk circumference of 553 cm.
Mandorlo di Via delle Vigne Nuove 280, Roma
Monumental tree · 600 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb. It records a height of 12 m and a trunk circumference of 300 cm.
Map · Monterotondo → Monte Sacro
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