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Monte San Franco – View of Lago di Campotosto loop from Valico delle Capannelle

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Monte San Franco – View of Lago di Campotosto loop from Valico delle Capannelle

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Monte San Franco – View of Lago di Campotosto loop from Valico delle Capannelle

05:35

15.1km

830m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga

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1.70 km

Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park

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2.29 km

Madonna degli Alpini

Cave Entrance

6.19 km

Scenic viewpoint

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Just above the Panepucci refuge is this panoramic point. From here you can admire the Campotosto lake, the Laga mountains, the Sibillini mountains and the Terminillo complex. It is worth taking a walk just to get here.

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6.36 km

Antonella Panepucci Alessandri Hut

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The refuge, or rather bivouac, is located at an altitude of 1,700 meters at the foot of Mount San Franco. Perhaps one of the few refuges dedicated to the memory …

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8.22 km

Wild Horses of Gran Sasso

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Something for horse lovers: a herd of wild horses lives here and allows hikers to come very close without hesitation - if you dare, because the animals are z. T. already huge!

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10.1 km

Monte San Franco

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Great all around view

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View of Lago di Campotosto

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There is also a “summit book” on the cross. When studying it, you can see above all that this place is not visited very often, which does not diminish the …

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10.1 km

Monte San Franco West Ridge

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Beautiful ridge, very panoramic and almost completely free of difficulties

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15.1 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

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6.99 km

5.05 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.24 km

2.99 km

2.64 km

156 m

< 100 m

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Monte San Franco – View of Lago di Campotosto loop from Valico delle Capannelle

Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park

Scenic viewpoint

Antonella Panepucci Alessandri Hut

Wild Horses of Gran Sasso

Monte San Franco

View of Lago di Campotosto

Monte San Franco West Ridge

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