3874 Gola dell'Infernaccio

A stunning gorge in the valley of the Tenna, a place where you can experience the quintessential spirit of the Sibillini Mountains. Just beyond Montefortino, driving into the mountains, you will find a track signposted off the road to the left. The track is potholed but perfectly passable without a four wheel drive from May to October. From the small parking area at the end of the track you walk down to the entrance to the gorge. The first section can be a bit slippery but isn't dangerous and is particularly dramatic. From there on the path is reasonably flat and easy. It's not a circular walk, so at some point you need to turn round and go back the way you came. No cafes, bars, stalls, shops, no entrance fee and usually very quiet except on holidays and in high season.

For more information on this and similar places we've used the book "Central Appenines of Italy: Walks, Scrambles & Climbs" by Stephen Fox, Cicerone Press (available from Amazon)... not that we've done anything but the walks... Also helpful is a "carta dei sentieri" for the Sibillini Mountains that seems to be available in most tobacconists.

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Do & See

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 06/04/2006 - 11:39

Thanks for mentioning that book. I've been looking for something like it.

It took me a few minutes to find it on Amazon because I too often make the mistake of giving Apennine a double "p" rather than a double "n".

Just to make things easy for others who might be similarly challenged, here's a link direct to the book's page on [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1852842199/qid%3D1149435194/202-5250485-8535857"]Amazon UK[/URL].

Al

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/18/2006 - 08:06

On the way to the Gola and to Garulla, as well as all over the Sibillini National Park there are signs for walks, mountain bike tracks and other trails but we have been unable totrack down any information about them. The tourist information office in Amandola knows nothing about them and the Park office doesn't either. We are looking for walks other than the Gran Anello (which we have done part of twice).

Does anyone have any ideas where we could find info on these marked paths, trails etc?

Tim
Jersey/Amandola

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/18/2006 - 08:39

For anyone living in Italy, the Stephen Fox book is also available through [url]www.play.com[/url] As they do not charge delivery even when posting to Italy it often works out much cheaper to buy through them rather than through Amazon. They also have another similer book by Gillian Price, I have not seen either so cannot give a comparrison, put 'Apennine' into the search under title and they both come up.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/19/2006 - 03:31

[LEFT] I always find that the Gola looks very dramatic when seen from Montefortino....

From here you can also go up the Ambro valley to the Santuario della Madonna dell'Ambro with its 15th century frescoes. [/LEFT]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/19/2006 - 07:24

Are there many walks in and around Abruzzo within this book as I have struggled to find a good guide to walking in the region.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/19/2006 - 11:58

[quote=shepsterboy1]Are there many walks in and around Abruzzo within this book as I have struggled to find a good guide to walking in the region.[/quote]

This is the Marche...but if you visit Club Alpino Italiano and select your desired location you should be able to find a contact to obtain any local guides.

[URL="http://www.cai.it/periferici/sezioni.jsp"]http://www.cai.it/periferici/sezioni.jsp[/URL]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/19/2006 - 13:18

The book contains 26 walks, 10 "scrambles", 20 "rock climbs" and 12 "winter climbs". We've only tried the walks. Of the 26 walks, 5 are in Monti della Laga and 6 are in Gran Sasso d'Italia. Each entry is typically a half-page description of the route. There is also a sketched map and "time-needed" for each entry.