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Consorzio Alta Valle del Potenza e Scarzito
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Photo: Consorzio Alta Valle del Potenza e Scarzito
The gorge called “Lu Bottaone” falls within the Alte Valli del Potenza e Scarzito Tourist Consortium, in the territory of the Municipality of Sefro (MC). In the examined maps, there are no other toponymic and local indications. The gorge initially crosses the “Marne a Fucoidi” formation and then the underlying rocky formation of the “Maiolica”. The high fracturing of the rock masses necessarily led, during the armoring phase, to drilling holes 40 cm deep and the use of stainless steel bars 16 mm in diameter.
Brief description: it is a gorge with eight drops, all equipped and of varying heights. It starts with smaller drops of about 3/8 m, up to bigger drops of 10/15 m, with a maximum drop of 23 m (approximately 2h 30’).
SUMMARY SHEET
GAUSS-BOAGA KILOMETRIC COORDINATES
Start coordinates of the gorge: E 2351534 - N 4774748
End coordinates of the gorge: E 2352333 - N 4775482
CTR map: n° 312080
Altitude start: 1145 m
Altitude end: 800 m
Total elevation change of the gorge: 345 m
Approach time: 1 h 30 min - 10 min (depending on the chosen route)
Exit time: 20 min
Time to complete: 2 h 30 min
Recommended period: from spring to autumn
Overall difficulty: PD - easy
Entrances (equipment installed): all artificial
Essential equipment: 1 rope of 50 m and cord loops
Water flow: pluvial-nival regime; absence of deep pools; no flow in summer.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Entrances (equipment installed): all artificial.
Roadbook
Access:
The gorge is located a short distance from the Municipality of Sefro towards the hamlet of Cerreto di Sorti, in a tributary area between Monte Stinco and Colle Carbonara, and its path overlooks the Scurosa Valley. Besides the Valley, the gorge can also be accessed from Camerino and Serravalle di Chienti, passing through the Montelago plain. Recommended routes to reach the start:
1st route:
From the Valle Scurosa Refuge, reachable by car 3 km from the Municipality of Sefro, climb trail no. 214 and then, at a fork, take the right trail no. 262, marked with white/red signs, until you intersect, on the left, the deviation of the path leading to the gorge, recognizable by the typical international white/blue sign (about 1h 30’ walk);
2nd route:
After leaving a first car at the Valle Scurosa Refuge, drive a second vehicle up the paved road towards Montelago. After about 5 km, reaching the Cornuggia pass, turn right onto a dirt road closed by a liftable barrier, indicated as trail no. 201, until you reach a small structure (Rifugio M.Camorlo) where you can leave the car. Continue on foot along trail no. 262 until you identify the white/blue signs that lead to the gorge entrance (about 10’ walk).
Return:
At the exit of the gorge, follow the white/blue signs until you meet trail no. 262 again, which leads directly to the Valle Scurosa Refuge (about 20’).
Public transport
BY TRAIN
From the nearby station of the Municipality of Castelraimondo, which is 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 cities of Camerino and Castelraimondo.
BY PLANE
Ancona-Falconara Airport "Raffaello Sanzio": www.ancona-airport.com.
The "Raffaello Sanzio" Airport is the only international airport in the Marche region. 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 for Rome, Milan and Bari. It is 18 km from the center of the city of Ancona, in Castelferretti in the Municipality of Falconara Marittima.
From the airport by bus service
Buses depart every 30 minutes from the airport, and the bus stop is near the exit of the passenger terminal. The bus line connects the Airport with the Ancona train station.
From the airport by bus service
The Airport is connected by a direct railway service departing from Castelferretti Station and arriving at the Ancona train station.
Attention: check online for schedules.
Trains: www.trenitalia.com
Coach: www.contram.it/orario.asp
Directions
BY CAR
It is possible to arrive either from the Marche side, passing through Castelraimondo or Camerino, or from Nocera Umbra coming from the Umbria side.
From the North: A14 motorway (Bologna-Taranto) exit Ancona Nord; 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: A14 motorway (Bologna-Taranto) exit Civitanova Marche (Macerata);
from here take the superhighway S.S. 77 Val di Chienti up to the Camerino exit, direction Castelraimondo and then Pioraco-Sefro-Fiuminata;
From Rome: A1 motorway heading north, 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
Near the Valle Scurosa Refuge
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
- Guide Il Comprensorio: a network of trails - 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: 1 rope of 50 m and cord loops
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions