1st stage
- Trail Conditions: On foot
- Interest: Religion, Hystory
- Departure: Sulmona (400m)
- Arrival: Pacentro (686m)
- Duration: 5 hour/s
- Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
- Difference in height: Uphill 600m - Downhill 260m
- Recommended Period: from March to November
The first stage is warm-up and starts from the largest complex that the Celestines have left in Abruzzo: the wonderful Badia Morronese in the hamlet of Badia di Sulmona (bus from the railway station, 5 km from the center).
The stage touches the following sections of the Park paths:
- S from Badia Morronese to S. Onofrio al Morrone
- Section on asphalt from Badia Morronese to Marane di Sulmona
- Q10 from Marane di Sulmona from Pacentro