It was the last
chance that I will have to dedicate a whole day to the mountains for a while.
I decided to go to
one of my favourite places in the Apennines: the Cento Laghi Park in the province of Parma.
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| Rocca Pumacciolo, PR |
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| Rocca Pumacciolo, PR |
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| I Lagoni, PR |
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| I Lagoni, PR |
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| Monte Orsaro, PR |
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| Monte Sillara from Rocca Pumacciolo, PR |
The route I decided
to take started at the Lagoni Refuge and
then continued on to the Sella di Rocca Pumacciolo. At the Sella the 711
footpath emerges from the woods to give a fantastic view of the 2 lakes that
form the Lagoni.
The footpath the
follows the ridge between the Sella and Monte Paitino. The path has some superb
views across the Park, even though it’s a bit exposed in some places.
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| Below Monte Paitino, looking towards Monte Matto, PR |
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| Below Monte Paitino, looking towards Monte Matto, PR |
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| Monte Scala, Pr |
I then visited
Monte Sillara and the lakes below. This is one of my favourite places in the
Appennines.
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| Monte Paitino, PR |
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| Lago Sillara, Pr |
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| Lago Sillara, Pr |
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| Il Crinale from Monte Sillara |
A 180 degree turn
and on to Monte Matto ( Madman)along the 00 Crinale path. This is quite good
fun with sheer drops down into Tuscany.
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| Monte Sillara, PR |
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| Along the Crinale between Monte Paitino and Monte Matto, PR |
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| Along the Crinale between Monte Paitino and Monte Matto, PR |
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| Along the Crinale between Monte Paitino and Monte Matto, PR |
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| Along the Crinale between Monte Paitino and Monte Matto, PR |
Now it was time do descend
down to the car. I took the path that passes the small Lake Bicchiere, Passo
Fugicchia and Lake Scuro. I stopped for
a while at Lago Scuro to admire the landscape. Then back into the woods for the
last stretch to Rifugio Lagoni.
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| Lago Bicchiere, PR |
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| Lago Bicchiere, PR |
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| Monte Scala, PR |
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| Monte Scala, PR |
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| Lago Scuro, Pr |
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| Above I Lagoni, Pr |
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| Glacier action, Lagoni, PR |
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| Glacier action, Lagoni, PR |
It was a hot misty
July day so the photographs were not the best I have taken in this area. Sometimes the more usual bad weather one
finds here makes for more interesting photographs. (
Cento laghi true to form).
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