B&B Lo Slittone

The Alta Via dei Parchi itinerary is 500 km long divided into 27 segments, crossing the Apennines between three regions (Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Marche). This is Segment 9 which starts from Abetone and following a very scenic route reaches Lake Scaffaiolo. The stage begins by crossing the beautiful Boscolungo forest and then continues a long stretch on the ridge until you reach the small body of water located under the grassy summit of Monte Cupolino (1853m). For the list with all the...

At the Abetone Pass, the two pyramids built on the Tuscan-Modena border in 1777 in memory of the Ximeniana road and Giardini are easily recognizable. The route climbs on a dirt road (loose gravel) which crosses the coniferous forest of Abetone and reaches, after about two kilometers, a stone fountain. From the fountain, take path 00 which goes straight up to Monte Maiori. From the top of the mountain you first descend to the mouth of the Verginina di Serrabassa and then on a dirt road...

An excursion in the Regional Park of the Upper Modenese Apennines, which follows the CAI paths 100 and 104. The route starts from the parking lot of the Orto Botanico Forestale dell'Abetone and proceeds along the path passing by the Capanna dei Pastori Refuge. From here you continue to Lago Nero, and its homonymous Refuge, and then proceed counterclockwise passing by Lago Piatto and reach the Hannibal Pass (1794m).

This is a beautiful excursion that takes place on part of the Great Apennine Excursion (GEA) with arrival at Lago Nero and possible stop at the Lago Nero Refuge (1731m) with bivouac always open. The basin of this lake is formed by the excavation of an ancient glacier and surrounded by imposing Apennine mountains that reach 2000m, in particular Alpe Tre Potenze (1,940m). The path climbs up to the Piatto Lake (1794m) a little higher. The Black Lake owes its name to the dark reflection that...