Name: Monte Porcile West
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Location: Maissana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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1. Passo del Bocco di Bargone – Monte Porcile Mule Track loop from Riva Trigoso

52.1km

04:47

1,420m

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2. Passo del Bocco di Bargone – Monte Porcile Mule Track loop from Lavagna

65.4km

05:25

1,320m

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3. Monte Porcile Mule Track – Passo del Bocco di Bargone loop from Sestri Levante

63.7km

05:53

1,510m

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Artur

April 15, 2022

Monte Porcile (1249 m) rises on the watershed between Val di Vara and Val Graveglia, south-east of the wide saddle of Passo del Biscia. It is a beautiful isolated mountain, mostly grassy, with the shape of a steep and prominent dome that makes it easily recognizable even from afar. It is one of the most beautiful and panoramic peaks in the mountain range, but ultimately not very popular.

The summit consists of a large, slightly undulating grassy area culminating in two elevations; both are surmounted by small summit crosses. A little below, on a ledge protruding to the east, is a small isolated repeater. The mountain consists mainly of the so-called "calpionelle limestones", very fine-grained limestone rocks of pure white color.

On the southwest side, on the other hand, jaspers emerge, characteristic siliceous sedimentary rocks with a reddish tinge. Within the jasper there are often veins mineralized with manganese; For this reason, a mine was created on the south side of the mountain between the 19th and 20th centuries (one of the many in Val Graveglia and in the adjacent areas), the remains of which are still visible today. Monte Porcile, together with Monte Zenone and Alpe di Maissana, belonged to the "Tre Monti" mining area.

On a clear day, from the top of Mount Porcile, you can see a very wide panorama, over the entire arc of Liguria, from the Cinque Terre to Ventimiglia, on the south-western part of the Alps, on the Val di Vara with Mount Góttero, on a part of the ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Apuan Alps. If you are lucky you can see the Tuscan islands and Corsica amidst the blue expanse of the Ligurian Sea.

Source: montiliguri.weebly.com/monte-porcile.html

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Distance 2.98 km

Uphill 80 m

Downhill 160 m

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Location: Maissana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Monte Porcile West

1. Passo del Bocco di Bargone – Monte Porcile Mule Track loop from Riva Trigoso

2. Passo del Bocco di Bargone – Monte Porcile Mule Track loop from Lavagna

3. Monte Porcile Mule Track – Passo del Bocco di Bargone loop from Sestri Levante

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