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Poggio Scali (1520 m)

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Poggio Scali (1520 m)

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Poggio Scali (1520 m)

Recommended by 40 mountain bikers out of 41

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Sasso Fratino

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Location: Pratovecchio Stia, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Camaldoli Monastery – Burraia Meadows loop from Serravalle

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2. La Lama Meadow – Passo della Calla loop from Serravalle

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3. La Lama Meadow – Calla Pass loop from Valagnesi

48.1km

06:04

1,800m

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Davide

October 1, 2020

Between Passo della Calla and Prato alla Penna, in the heart of the Casentinesi Forest National Park, the main Apennine watershed is characterized by the presence of a rather uniform, almost straight ridge; it culminates with various peaks between 1300 and 1500 meters of altitude. The ridge as a whole is called "la Giogana", and under the name of "Gran Giogo" it is also mentioned by Dante in the Divine Comedy (Purgatorio, Canto V). The Poggio Scali (1520 m) rises more or less in a central position within the crest of the Giogana, and represents its highest peak.
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The toponym "scali" derives from the presence of an ancient pedestrian street, in use since the Middle Ages, which connected the Romagna side to the Tuscan side by crossing the ridge near the summit. Due to the steepness of the route on the Romagna side, the mule track was called "via di scali". Today this mule track is no longer passable, as it crosses the heart of the Sassofratino integral reserve.
(Source: montiliguri.weebly.com)

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Luca Ferretti

June 22, 2020

In the Parco delle Foreste Casentinesi, peak on the ridge offers a wide panorama to the north-east over Romagna and to the south-west over the Casentino. It can be reached on foot or by MTB from the Passo della Calla or from Prato alla Penna through the path "00" always well marked.

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Daniele LISI

August 22, 2024

Panoramic view of Romagna.

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Location: Pratovecchio Stia, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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Poggio Scali (1520 m)

1. Camaldoli Monastery – Burraia Meadows loop from Serravalle

2. La Lama Meadow – Passo della Calla loop from Serravalle

3. La Lama Meadow – Calla Pass loop from Valagnesi

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