Camaldoli Hermitage – Prato alla Penna loop from Camaldoli

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Camaldoli Hermitage – Prato alla Penna loop from Camaldoli

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Camaldoli Hermitage – Prato alla Penna loop from Camaldoli

03:37

21.5km

1,230m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Monte Penna

Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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31 m

Camaldoli Hermitage

Highlight • Religious Site

The hermitage of Camaldoli was founded around 1025 AD by the hermit friar Romualdo, today San Romualdo. At the beginning the structure had five cells for hermits and a church …

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1.47 km

Prato alla Penna

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Prato alla Penna is located on the top of the pass that connects the hermitage of Camaldoli to Badia Prataglia. Being on the ridge it is crossed by the CAI …

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2.60 km

The refuge, not managed, is located at an altitude of 1234 m. above sea level inside the Casentinesi Forest National Park, along the road that from the Camaldoli Hermitage, passing through Prato alla Penna, leads to Badia a Prataglia.

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8.67 km

Beech Forest in Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi

Highlight • Forest

UNESCO World Heritage - UNESCO World Heritage

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9.75 km

Cerrini Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

10.6 km

Crocina Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The crocina from which the passage takes its name has been there since time immemorial. In August 2020 it had been removed by some vandals; fortunately the carabinieri found it and brought it back to its place.

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11.6 km