Ascending from Lamoli you will reach the Apennine ridge on the Macinelle side. The ridge’s line singles out a segment of the Italian Path and the European Path. The route goes around a protected floristic area that has great environmental value and goes up to the Bocca Trabaria pass ( 1049 mt. ) that marks the border with Umbria. Going over the Poggio del Romito and the Poggio Tre Termini, you’ll have access to the Passo delle Vacche, an old pass for pilgrimages that connected the Abbey of Lamoli with the convent of Monte Casale and that goes to the small artificial basin of Lago del Sole. Then you’ll have to ascend again for a little bit to the Ca’Scanella Pass, from where you will be able to enjoy a beautiful view that overlooks Sasso di Simone and Simoncello, Monte Carpegna and the massifs of Catria and Nerone. Continuing, the route leads to the Vallepetra’s abandoned farmhouses. Going along Rio della Villa you will reach a small village with the same name, where a powerful medieval guard tower stands, then crossing the localities of Parchiule and following the impressive Auro Valley, where it is possible to see smoking charcoal pits, you will finally reach Borgo Pace.
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