Parco Nazionale della Maiella

5th stage

• Trail Conditions: On foot
• Interest: Panorama, Religion, Hystory

• Departure: Fonte Tettone (1,655m)
• Arrival: Macchie di Coco (837m)
• Difficulty Level: EE - For expert hikers
• Length: 13 km
• Difference in height: Uphill 350m - Downhill 1,050m
• Recommended Period: from May to November

Path P begins near Fonte Tettone and climbs across the lawn towards a square building. Continue halfway up towards the characteristic "spoon" to suddenly descend to the right with the path that gradually enters the beech forest. Before the wood, the view of the underlying Vallone di S. Spirito and the Gran Sasso group is magnificent.

The stage touches the following sections of the Park paths:

• P From Fonte Tettone to the Hermitage of S. Spirito
• S From the Hermitage of S. Spirito to Macchie di Coco