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Pratomagno Cross – Croce del Pratomagno loop from Croce del Pratomagno

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Pratomagno Cross – Croce del Pratomagno loop from Croce del Pratomagno

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4.9

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Pratomagno Cross – Croce del Pratomagno loop from Croce del Pratomagno

01:26

4.51km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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32 m

Da Giocondo Restaurant

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Giocondo is an obligatory refreshment point for those who come to Pratomagno. The cured meat sandwiches to enjoy after the climb can be purchased from him and you won't regret it.
The homemade desserts are also excellent. The location at the confluence between the road that goes up from Casentino and the one that comes from Secchieta and the Panoramica del Valdarno makes it a very popular place in the summer months

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707 m

Panorama of Prati

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1.13 km

Cardo Mariano

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Cardo Mariano

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1.99 km

Pratomagno Cross

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2.18 km

Croce del Pratomagno

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The Croce del Pratomagno is a monument that was inaugurated on September 2, 1928: it is a large modular iron cross that dominates the whole massif and is visible even from a great distance. In November 1966, due to bad weather, the upper part collapsed and was later relocated in 1969; on 27 July 2013, the inauguration of the new restoration and redevelopment of the site was carried out by the Construction Service of the Province of Arezzo.

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2.21 km

Pratomagno Summit Cross

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A seemingly gigantic summit cross crowns the Pratomagno. But despite its enormous mass, the cross does not appear overwhelming; in fact, due to the steel truss construction (the most famous example of which is the Eiffel Tower in Paris), it appears almost delicate.
The inauguration took place in 1928; the idea for its construction had come up two years earlier as part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. In the almost 100 years of its existence, the cross has required repairs/maintenance several times, and so it is to be hoped that it will continue to crown the summit and serve as a widely visible sign of blessing for the country and its people.

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On January 7, 1933, the aviation pioneer Hinkler crashed his plane here. During World War I he served as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force. After the war he was a test pilot, inventor (first seaplane) and aviation pioneer. He managed the second solo overflight to Charles Lindbergh over Antarctica. In 1928 he set the first speed record for the flight from London to Australia with 15 ½ days. When trying to get back the record, which had meanwhile been undercut, at the beginning of 1933, he failed at the Pratomagno. It started at dawn on January 7th in London and flew over Florence around 11.00 a.m. Probably Hinkler got into a storm with his single-engine Puth Moss and crashed on the flank of the Pratomagno. The crashed machine was only found on April 27, 1933. Hinkler’s corpse lay next to the wreck in such a way that it was concluded that it had survived the crash for the time being. Hinkler’s grave can be seen today in Florence in the “Cimitero degli Allori” cemetery. A state funeral was held in his honor on May 1, 1933.

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2.83 km

Varco ai Gioghi

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Varco ai Gioghi is a high-altitude pass that marks a natural passage along an exposed mountain ridge. The landscape is characterized by wide summit meadows alternating with dense beech forests, offering open and airy views of the surrounding valleys.

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4.51 km

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2.54 km

1.89 km

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< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.39 km

1.03 km

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< 100 m

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Thursday 9 July

29°C

16°C

33 %

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