Walking and trekking guidebook to Italy's Sibillini National Park in the Apennines. 21 day walks and an 8-stage multi-day trek, the 120km Grande Anello dei Sibillini are explored alongside sketch maps and plenty of practical information. Easily reached from airports on the Adriatic coast and Rome, the Sibillini straddles the Marche and Umbria.
Seasons Seasons
Refuges open from mid-April to mid-October; August and midsummer weekends very busy; higher ridges may have snow until June; excellent winter walking with snowshoes or touring skis, best with a local guide
Centres Centres
Amandola, Balzo, Castelluccio, Norcia, Nursia, Preci, Castelsantangelo, Visso, Ancona, Pescara, Perugia
Difficulty Difficulty
Something for all abilities, low-level strolls, ridges and walkers' peaks; the GAS requires no mountaineering expertise
Must See Must See
The Grande Anello dei Sibillini 8-day trek, Sibillini National Park, Monte Vettore, Monte Sibilla, Piano Grande, Monte Bove
THE GAS – GRANDE ANELLO DEI SIBILLINI
Stage 1 Visso to Cupi
Stage 2 Cupi to Fiastra
Stage 3 Fiastra to Garulla
Stage 4 Garulla to Rubbiano
Stage 5 Rubbiano to Colle di Montegallo
Stage 6 Colle di Montegallo to Colle le Cese
Stage 7 Colle le Cese to Campi Vecchio
Stage 8 Campi Vecchio to Visso
SHORTER WALKS
1 Valle del Fiastrone
2 Lago del Fiastrone and the Lame Rosse
3 Cascate dell’Acquasanta
4 Bolognola Sentiero Natura
5 Upper Valle dell’Ambro
6 Val di Panico and Pizzo Tre Vescovi
7 Monte Priora
8 The Monte Bove Circuit
9 Gole dell’Infernaccio
10 Monte Sibilla Circuit
11 Monte Porche and Palazzo Borghese
12 Nocelleto to Forca di Gualdo
13 Preci and Sant’Eutizio
14 Monte Patino
15 Foce and Lago di Pilato
16 Castelluccio to Lago di Pilato
17 Monte Vettore
18 Monte delle Rose
19 Castelluccio and the Piano Grande
20 The Dogana Loop
21 I Pantani