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Consorzio Alta Valle del Potenza e Scarzito
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Forra Fossu MaraonePhoto: Giulio Cotechini, Consorzio Alta Valle del Potenza e Scarzito
The gorge falls within the territory of the Municipality of Sefro (MC) near the homonymous hamlet of Agolla. Locally, the toponymy is "Fossu Granne d'Agolla" and on the map it is indicated as "Fosso Maraone" on the west side of Monte Primo near the Fonte Meregna stream. The gorge develops on the rock formation of the "Massive Limestone".
Brief description: it is a small gorge of magnificent setting, as is the path for the approach. Starting from elevation 685 m, a series of small drops follow with minimum 3.0 m and maximum 18 m (about 1 h 30').
SUMMARY SHEET
GAUSS-BOAGA KILOMETRIC COORDINATES
Start coordinates of the gorge: E 2355634 - N 4779774
End coordinates of the gorge: E 2355494 - N 4779864
CTR Map: Start of gorge > no. 312040
Starting altitude: 685 m
Ending altitude: 594 m
Total elevation difference of the gorge: 91 m
Approach time: 40 min
Exit time: 20 min
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Recommended period: from April to November
Overall difficulty: PD - easy
Anchors (installed equipment): all artificial. Redirectors with cord loops and stainless steel hooks have been set up.
Essential equipment: one 40 m rope and some cord loops.
Water presence: pluvio-nival regime; absence of deep pools; no flow in summer.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Anchors (installed equipment): all artificial. Redirectors with cord loops and stainless steel hooks have been set up.
Roadbook
Access:
Located between the Municipalities of Pioraco and Sefro (MC), the gorge can be reached by a path easily visible near the church of Agolla, following the CAI signage "sentiero Fonte Meregna" which leads to Monte Primo (path no. 242). The hamlet of Agolla can be reached both by ascending from the Municipality of Pioraco and by descending from Montelago.
To access the gorge, follow the marked path no. 242 until the deviation onto path no. 243. After a short climb, the path becomes flatter until the white/blue signs indicating the start of the gorge.
Return:
At the exit of the gorge, follow the creek bed trail up to the municipal road and, after walking about 1 km, return to the car (about 20').
Public transport
BY TRAIN
From the nearby station of the Municipality of Castelraimondo, about 6 km from the area (Civitanova Marche-Fabriano railway line).
BY BUS AND TAXI
By bus and taxi with daily connections from the train station and the nearby towns of Camerino and Castelraimondo.
BY PLANE
Ancona-Falconara Airport "Raffaello Sanzio": www.ancona-airport.com.
The "Raffaello Sanzio" Airport is the only international airport of Marche. It is strategically located in the center of Italy (200 km southeast of Bologna and 210 km north of Rome) and directly connected to the highways to Rome, Milan, and Bari. It is 18 km from the city center of Ancona, in Castelferretti, Municipality of
Falconara Marittima.
From the airport by bus service
Buses depart every 30 minutes from the airport, and the stop is near the passenger terminal exit. The bus line connects the Airport to Ancona railway station.
From the airport by bus service
The Airport is connected by a direct railway service departing from Castelferretti Station and arriving at Ancona railway station.
Attention: check online for schedules.
Trains: www.trenitalia.com
Buses: www.contram.it/orario.asp
Directions
BY CAR
You can reach it either from the Marche side, passing through Castelraimondo or Camerino, or from Nocera Umbra coming from the Umbrian side.
From the North: highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto) Ancona Nord exit; from here take the expressway to Rome, the S.S. 76 of the Esino Valley up to the Albacina exit, direction Matelica-Castelraimondo-Camerino up to the junction for Pioraco-Sefro-Fiuminata 1 km after Castelraimondo;
From the South: highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto) Civitanova Marche (Macerata) exit;
from here take the expressway S.S. 77 Val di Chienti up to the Camerino exit, direction Castelraimondo and then Pioraco-Sefro-Fiuminata;
From Rome: highway A1 northbound, Orte-Terni exit, follow the road towards Foligno, then Nocera Umbra and the Cornello Pass, regional border, along the former S.S.361 Settempedana, now S.P.361, which connects the Macerata area with Umbria from east to west, passing through the Municipalities of Fiuminata and Pioraco.
Parking
Agolla
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
- Guide 'Il Comprensorio: una rete di sentieri' - 2nd Edition 2016
- Tourist Hiking Map of the Consortium based on CTR at 1:20000 scale
Author’s map recommendations
- Tourist Hiking Map of the Consortium based on CTR at 1:20000 scale
- Kompass Map 1:50000 ASSISI-SEFRO and CAGLI-FABRIANO-SAN SEVERINO MARCHE
- IGM Scale 1:25000
Equipment
Essential equipment: one 40 m rope and some cord loops.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions