Monte Gennaro Meadow – Monte Gennaro Summit loop from Poggio di Valle Fura

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Monte Gennaro Meadow – Monte Gennaro Summit loop from Poggio di Valle Fura

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Monte Gennaro Meadow – Monte Gennaro Summit loop from Poggio di Valle Fura

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12.0km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco Regionale Naturale dei Monti Lucretili

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.68 km

Monte Gennaro Meadow

Highlight • Natural

Large grassy clearing of karst nature, one kilometer long and about 500 meters wide. For hundreds of years it has been the destination of the transhumance of local shepherds. Today you can admire horses and cows grazing in the wild.

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4.98 km

Pratone di Monte Gennaro

Highlight • Natural

A wonderful clearing where we can find wild cattle grazing. There are many varieties of beautiful flowers to admire (and please do not pick!) From here we begin the climb to the wonderful peak of Monte Gennaro

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6.17 km

Ancient Beech Tree of La Troscia

Highlight • Natural Monument

More than a trail marker, this ancient beech tree is a timepiece! Perhaps this is why some of its protruding roots protect a small improvised nativity scene. The "troscia" indicates …

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6.99 km

Monte Gennaro Summit

Highlight • Summit

In mtb you go up with the bike on your shoulder! It can be reached either from the Monte Gennaro meadow or from the Monte Gennaro refuge. Nice hike but still worth it

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8.68 km

Path Bordered by Stones

Highlight • Trail

over time a short stretch of flat path has been marked out with stones, suggestive

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9.33 km

Pratone Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Pratone landmark. Unfortunately for the conditions in which it concerns, full of manure and plastic.

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10.4 km

San Polo–Pratone Trail

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Stony path

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10.9 km

Elephant Tree (Albero Elefante)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Centuries-old elephant-shaped tree

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.94 km

2.08 km

Surfaces

5.34 km

4.11 km

2.57 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

22°C

9°C

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Comments

March 2, 2025,Monte Gennaro – La “montagna di Roma”

The "classic" route to Monte Gennaro. Crossing the Malepasso, with its rocky path, is already an adventure that prepares you for the spectacle to come. The two meadows, Campitello and Pratone di Monte Gennaro, offer a regenerating break immersed in nature, while the final climb to the top, although short, manages to test you with its slope and rocky ground. …

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