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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Corno alle Scale

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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Corno alle Scale

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5.0

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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Corno alle Scale

02:41

20.0km

720m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Monte Cimone, Libro Aperto, Lago di Pratignano

IT4050002 - SIC-ZPS - Parco Regionale Corno alle Scale

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.68 km

Passo del lupo

Mountain Pass

8.61 km

Tassoni Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s …

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12.8 km

World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

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One of the windiest places in Italy, with gusts reaching 270 kilometers per hour, the Croce Arcana pass is located at an altitude of 1669 meters between the provinces of …

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12.8 km

Croce Arcana Pass

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The Arcane Cross connects the Emilian side of the Apennines to the Tuscan one (Fanano-Cutigliano). The road is unpaved in the highest part, suitable for mountain biking or gravel.

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12.9 km

World War II Memorial Cannons at Passo della Croce Arcana

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Even when you ride a bit of history it never hurts

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15.1 km

Passo della Calanca

Mountain Pass

16.4 km

View of Lake Scaffaiolo from Monte Cupolino

Highlight • Viewpoint

Classic excursion to lake scaffaiolo deserves to climb on the dome to see the lake from above. The panorama ranges from the vision of the Apuan Alps, the Sea, the Apennines and towards Emilia.

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16.4 km

Summit of Monte Cupolino

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The summit of Mount Cupolino behind Lake Scaffaiolo

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17.0 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

Highlight • Lake

If you can't do highlights, don't do them.

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17.1 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

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Lake Scaffaiolo is a picturesque high mountain lake, located at 1,785 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Cupolino, between the provinces of Pistoia, Modena and Bologna. The …

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20.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.90 km

5.33 km

4.89 km

1.21 km

424 m

225 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

3.89 km

1.66 km

1.40 km

736 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,800 m)

Lowest point (1,180 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

24°C

13°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Corno alle Scale

Tassoni Hut

World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

Croce Arcana Pass

World War II Memorial Cannons at Passo della Croce Arcana

View of Lake Scaffaiolo from Monte Cupolino

Summit of Monte Cupolino

Lake Scaffaiolo

Lake Scaffaiolo

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