Prato Favale to the Monte Gennaro

It starts from Prato Favale, the route up to Monte Gennaro is marked by red and white trail markers. The rest of the ring is marked with purple circles and men. Rugged terrain, dotted with various stones, use high hiking shoes!

Starting from the Prato Favale car park, you cross an initial open stretch, then the path enters the woods and merges with the Coleman path. With a slight slope, crossing karst rocks, you arrive at the meadow of Monte Gennaro, where there is an old abandoned church and grazing animals. You enter the woods again, coming across a small nativity scene near a particular tree at the height of La Troscia, then you take the last ramp to reach the top. From the summit, a 360° panorama opens up from the Gran Sasso to the Pontine Islands. For the return, I chose an off-road variant, the "Radicaru" path (not marked, good orientation and possibly a GPS track are necessary). You descend on a scree below the summit and are followed by lilac signs and stone men. You cross the path that leads back to the meadow, continue through scree and woods until you reach Fine Malepasso where the loop closes and you quickly return to the car park.

The return route is not marked, there are stone men and red signs (not CAI) every now and then on rocks or trees. I strongly recommend using a GPS to avoid getting lost.