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Monte Pianellaccio Summit and Hinkler Memorial

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Monte Pianellaccio Summit and Hinkler Memorial

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Monte Pianellaccio Summit and Hinkler Memorial

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Location: Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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Best Hikes to Monte Pianellaccio Summit and Hinkler Memorial

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1. Croce di Pratomagno e Monte Pianellaccio — Ring tour

9.36km

04:00

710m

700m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Sword in the Rock – Pratomagno Summit Cross loop from San Giustino Valdarno

16.6km

05:03

540m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Spada nella Roccia – View of Croce del Pratomagno loop from Salci

21.5km

07:55

1,060m

1,050m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Frank Slowfoot

October 14, 2020

On January 7, 1933, the aviation pioneer Hinkler crashed his plane here. During World War I he served as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force. After the war he was a test pilot, inventor (first seaplane) and aviation pioneer. He managed the second solo overflight to Charles Lindbergh over Antarctica. In 1928 he set the first speed record for the flight from London to Australia with 15 ½ days. When trying to get back the record, which had meanwhile been undercut, at the beginning of 1933, he failed at the Pratomagno. It started at dawn on January 7th in London and flew over Florence around 11.00 a.m. Probably Hinkler got into a storm with his single-engine Puth Moss and crashed on the flank of the Pratomagno. The crashed machine was only found on April 27, 1933. Hinkler’s corpse lay next to the wreck in such a way that it was concluded that it had survived the crash for the time being. Hinkler’s grave can be seen today in Florence in the “Cimitero degli Allori” cemetery. A state funeral was held in his honor on May 1, 1933.

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Tobi

August 2, 2022

If you are lucky, you can see the herd of horses up close. The animals are absolutely calm and are not disturbed by the hikers.

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Dennis Urbani

January 1, 2023

Place to find peace of mind!
Recommended to recharge your batteries!

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Location: Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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Monte Pianellaccio Summit and Hinkler Memorial

1. Croce di Pratomagno e Monte Pianellaccio — Ring tour

2. Sword in the Rock – Pratomagno Summit Cross loop from San Giustino Valdarno

3. Spada nella Roccia – View of Croce del Pratomagno loop from Salci

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