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We are located in the Majella National Natural Park, in Abruzzo and this is my experience on the first stage of the Path of the Spirit. A 75km 4-day trek that winds through paths, beech woods, woods, ruins of Benedictine hermitages, one of the Majella peaks and much more!
The route is inspired by the spiritual journey made by Pope Celestine V and the need to unite all the 14th century hermitages in the area in a single path. Only one of the 8 hermitages on the route can be reached by car (Eremo di Santo Spirito), all the others must be conquered on foot.
The path is part of the great thematic trails proposed by the Park Authority.
All backpacking enthusiasts can try their hand at tackling this journey through time both in the form of hiking, dividing it into daily excursions, and in the form of trekking in four consecutive days.
On the first day we reach a height of 2061 meters, the summit of Mount Morrone, a point that gives us a breathtaking view over the entire Abruzzo region and the city of Sulmona.
In this first stage we reach the hermitage of San Pietro, the first of a long series, we will also visit the Jaccio della Madonna refuge.
This Stage N ° 1 is very demanding, as you will see in the Vlog, but it could also be tackled as a day trip. It starts from the Badia di Sulmona and ends in the town of Caramanico Terme.
It is probably the hardest of the four stages, with a total elevation gain of 3400m. The following day instead we will leave from the Orfento valley, we will go up towards the magnificent hermitage of San Giovanni all'Orfento to conclude the stage at the Marcello di Marco refuge.
The refuge will not be managed so it will be important, at the end of this first stage, to prepare properly. For those who do not want to sleep there, the second stage could be slightly lengthened until reaching the managed Bruno Pomilioo refuge.
Our final destination, of the four days of excursion, will be the Abbey of San Liberatore a Majella, but before reaching it we will have to venture between ridges and valleys, cross incredible places, such as the hermitage of San Bartolomeo or the Piana Grande with its views.
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To shorten it slightly and decrease the total altitude difference (extremely challenging) you could start from Passo San Leonardo and continue to the summit of Mount Morrone.
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 Hermitage of St. Peter
06:50 Summit of Morrone
10:43 The long descent
14:52 Conclusions
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