Georef. Itinerary Travelling method Interest si On foot By bike Car Accessible Flora Fauna Geology Panorama Religion Archeology History (SI L17) Radici Pass - Lama Lite Pass Departure: Passo delle Radici248 Lap: Sentiero Italia CAI (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot (SI L18) Lama Lite Pass - Pradarena Pass Departure: Passo di Lama Lite249 Lap: Sentiero Italia CAI (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot (SI L21) Pratospilla - Fork of Santo Parmense Lake (719-729-723) Departure: Pratospilla253 Lap: Sentiero Italia CAI (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot (SI L22) Fork of Santo Parmense Lake (719-729-723) - Cisa Pass Departure: Bivio Lago Santo Parmense254 Lap: Sentiero Italia CAI (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 1 - Berceto - Lago Santo Parmense The first leg of the Alta Via is long and demanding, but offers a wide variety of environments, ranging from the agricultural landscape of the mid Apennines to the rugged peaks of the ridge.Departure: Berceto1 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 9 h 1 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe mountain pass of Tramazzo and the ridge of Mount SusinelliDeparture: Lago di Ponte(PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 3 to 4 hours 18 - Marradi - Lago di Ponte This easy stage moves towards the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi.Departure: Marradi18 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 6 h 19 - Lago di Ponte - San Benedetto in Alpe This very short and restful hike leads to San Benedetto, where there is a Benedectine abbey of the same-name.Departure: Lago di Ponte19 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 3 h 2 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea Acquacheta and Passo del MuraglioneDeparture: San Benedetto in Alpe(PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 7 hours 20 - San Benedetto in Alpe - Castagno d'Andrea The first part of the stage is the very popular stroll leading to the Acquacheta.Departure: San Benedetto in Alpe20 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 7 h 21 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna This walk goes over the highest mountains of the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines, through expanses of woods that anticipate the forest wealth of the next stages.Departure: Castagno d'Andrea21 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 6 h 22 - Campigna - Camaldoli This beautiful and classic walk runs along the ridge above the Sassofratino Reserve, guardian of the most beautiful forests of the park. Departure: Campigna22 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 5 h 22 - From Cisa Pass to Pontremoli Departure: Passo della Cisa22 Lap: Via Francigena (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 25 - La Verna - Rifugio Biancaneve al Fumaiolo This is a long but quite fascinating stage, both in terms of forests and of landscape, due to the appearance of more open environments.Departure: La Verna25 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 8 h 30 m 3 - Castagno d'Andrea - Campigna Capo d'Arno, Lago degli Idoli and Monte FalcoDeparture: Castagno d'Andrea(PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 5 to 6 hours 3 - Prato Spilla - Cerreto Pass A long hike connects the two lowest passes of the Emilian Apennines, both at 1200 metres above sea level and separated by the big mountainous block of Alpe di Succiso-M. Alto-Punta Buffanaro.Departure: Pratospilla3 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 7 h 30 m 4 - Campigna - Camaldoli La Calla and Sacro EremoDeparture: Burraia (Campigna)(PN Foreste Casentinesi ) On foot 5 to 6 hours 4 - Passo del Cerreto - Passo Pradarena Even though the path goes uphill for nearly one kilometre, the stage is restful compared to the previous ones.Departure: Passo del Cerreto4 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 5 h 5 - Passo Pradarena - Lama Lite This is the highest stage of the entire journey, always above 1600 metres of altitude and at one point coming close to 2000 metres above sea level.Departure: Passo Pradarena5 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 5 h 30 m 6 - Lama Lite - San Pellegrino in Alpe This is a short hiking day with low gradients, accompanied by unforgettable views of the Apuan Alps.Departure: Lama Lite6 Lap: Alta Via dei Parchi (PN Appennino Tosco-Emiliano ) On foot 5 h 30 m