Pieve dei Saddi Church – Pieve of Saddi loop from Pietralunga

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Pieve dei Saddi Church – Pieve of Saddi loop from Pietralunga

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Pieve dei Saddi Church – Pieve of Saddi loop from Pietralunga

07:56

26.9km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.3 km

Candeggio Rest Area

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Rest area with a view on Franziskusweg (Via di Francesco).

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17.8 km

Pieve dei Saddi Church

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The Pieve de’ Saddi is the center of the first Christianization of the High Tiber Valley and the religious center of the entire mountain region for centuries.
During the persecution …

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18.1 km

Pieve of Saddi

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The Pieve de’ Saddi is the center of the first Christianization of the High Tiber Valley and the religious center of the entire mountain region for centuries.
During the persecution …

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22.7 km

The Valle del Carpina offers some interesting hikes (or mountain bike trails) that lead past old water-powered mills, waterfalls, through forests and along mountain ridges. The towns of Pietralunga and …

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26.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

11.3 km

1.38 km

Surfaces

14.1 km

6.13 km

3.52 km

3.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

October 2, 2023,[530] Franziskusweg: Etappe 11 | Von Colleveccio nach Pietralunga 🌞 3🥾 ☕️

At 9:00 a.m. we will be picked up at the hotel in Citta di Castello and driven back to Coleveccio. Here, where we finished our hike yesterday, we start today. The route goes gently up and down along narrow tarred streets towards Pietralunga, our destination for today. On the way we visit the Pieve de' Saddi hermitage. The church contains …

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May 13, 2025,Tag 10 von Collevecchio nach Pietralunga

A pleasant hike today. Apart from a brief rain shower, the weather was perfect. Not a lot of elevation gain, always along secluded paths, although today we did meet a large group of Italians. The highlight of today's hike is definitely our destination, "Pietralungo," a village nestled on the mountainside with beautiful, renovated alleys.

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September 28, 2023,Franziskusweg: Via del Nord - Tappa da Città di Castello a Pietralunga

St. Francis Way - Northern route from La Verna to Assisi

Section 5 - from Città di Castello to Pietralunga

From Città di Castello to Pietralunga it goes up and down through the silence of the forests. There is the possibility of making intermediate stops to shorten the route.
The approximately 31 km long section can be divided into several …

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May 5, 2023,Franziskusweg E10 - Città di Castello->Pietralunga

tenth day Yesterday's tour did it for me and today I should have done another 30 km up and down. The guide recommended taking a taxi to the outskirts of town to moderately shorten the length, which I did. Since Thomas is taking a break today, we said goodbye yesterday.
In bad weather and steep sections, hiking with someone is …

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