VIc.27    Section Rifugio Cervati - Monte Rotondo   37 km

This was a noisy night. The cattle was mooing all night long. With a good breakfast in my stomach I started off. It became a long descent starting from around 1350 m. The track and later road was easy to walk. Only there was far too much gravel on top making it sometimes a bit slippery. Along Sentiero Storico Madonna della Neve I passed by a sheperd with cattle, sheep and goats. Down in the valley arriving at a suburb of Sanza I immediately went to a spring. I had arrived with basically no water left. Following a buisier road I walked to Sanza where I stopped for lunch. The town is located on a steep hill. Along minor roads and soon gravel roads I went back up steeply again. The trail was marked rather poorly and had not seen much maintenace for a while. At about 900m I arrived at the top. Now the trail went down again. The road I had to follow only went to a couple of farm houses. One car came by and asked them where I could camp for the night. They recommended a place further down the road below mountain Rotondo. Here I found a good spot after a hot hiking day.

E1 passing through forest

View off E1 short of Sanza

View of valley with road Sentiero Storico Madonna della Neve

Naples is not too far away

E1 crosses rocks and walls near Monte l'Alta (840m)

View of Serre delle Fontanelle (1230m)