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Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar

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Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar

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Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar

Name: Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar
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Location: Zerba, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Best Hikes to Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar

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1. Loop tour towards Mount Lesima and the ghost town of Rovaiolo

18.7km

07:30

1,260m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Trail 123 from Cerreto to Monte Lesima

17.4km

06:29

1,150m

Pastoral climb through cow-dotted meadows to Hannibal's legendary peak with sweeping Apennine views.

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3. Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar – Wellness Spa Prodongo loop from Barostro

15.0km

05:43

750m

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

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Alberto Lionking

September 17, 2023

Legend has it that the name of this mountain (Lesima = Lesa manus) is that Annibale Barca injured his hand during a reconnaissance on its summit. True or false, the climb to its top offers a view of a magnificent landscape between the Oltrepò Pavese and Liguria.

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Simone Modica

December 4, 2021

Monte Lesima is the fourth highest peak of the Ligurian Apennines for altitude, with its 1724 m it separates the Scrivia Valley from the Trebbia Valley.

At the top stands a large metal lattice cross. It was blessed on November 5, 1954 by the bishop of Bobbio during a historic mass that attracted the faithful in procession from Zerba, Pej, Corbesassi, Bogli and all the surrounding villages on a beautiful sunny day.

In the late 1980s, a massive geoid-shaped radar was built near the cross. It is used by ENAV for air traffic control at numerous Italian airports, in Zurich and Marseille. The white globe has become an unmistakable symbol of Lesima, clearly visible even from far away. The structure is reached by an asphalted roadway that climbs along the grassy north-west ridge. Until 2008 it was manned 24 hours a day by specialized personnel, while today it is only remotely monitored as it has been made completely automated.

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Rocky 1975

May 7, 2024

Panorama of the sea

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Location: Zerba, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar

1. Loop tour towards Mount Lesima and the ghost town of Rovaiolo

2. Trail 123 from Cerreto to Monte Lesima

3. Monte Lesima and ENAV Radar – Wellness Spa Prodongo loop from Barostro

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