Città di Castello → Pietralunga
Walking distance 29.5 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 697 m
- Descent
- 439 m
Difficulty: challenging
Walking the stage
Climb steadily over 30 km from Città di Castello to Pietralunga, passing Terme di Fontecchio and Baucca, gaining 697 m of height.
Before leaving Città di Castello, locate Ippocastano di Piazza Gabriotti, Città di Castello on the map. It is close to the starting point.
Look for these places on the stage map: Terme di Fontecchio, Belvedere, Mulino del Sasso, and Pieve dei Saddi.
Beyond the squares of Città di Castello, woodland alternates with stretches of open ground. Pick out Pieve de’ Saddi on the map before you set off. The descent to this old parish church reveals another side of the upper Tiber valley. For centuries, it was a religious centre for the mountain communities.
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What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Palazzo Vitelli in Piazza
Palace · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Cattedrale di San Florido e Amanzio
Cathedral · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Nature and landscape
Ippocastano di Piazza Gabriotti, Città di Castello
Monumental tree · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Aesculus hippocastanum L. It records a height of 20 m and a trunk circumference of 404 cm.
Roverella di Via Meltina 2, Città di Castello
Monumental tree · 700 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Quercus pubescens Willd. It records a height of 17.5 m and a trunk circumference of 345 cm.
Map · Città di Castello → Pietralunga
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