- Along the river Topino you can take relaxing walks along the banks and the bed. In the north-east of the city between the districts of Emerald Lawn Sportella Marini and on the banks of the River Topino between them lies the Hoffmann Park, accessible green area, where you can take pleasant walks and during the summer to attend the events of recent construction in the Amphitheatre. A modern pedestrian bridge connecting the two shores of the river and with them the two districts. The two ends of the bridge are rising and are more easily followed with the accompanying.
- Abbey Sassovivo and nature trail: to arrive at the Abbey of Sassovivo, whether you are coming from north or south along the SS3, you take the exit Val di Chienti SS77 towards Macerata /Foligno East and follow signs for the abbey itself, which is about 4 km from the highway, (6 km from the center of the city of Foligno). The magnificent Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Cross of the eleventh century, better known as Abbey Sassovivo, is embedded in a dense green of ilex on the historical peaks of Monte and Monte Serrone Aguzzo. Unfortunately, it is visited only the first courtyard and garden, from which you can enjoy views of the valley below Foligno. The town is also famous for its mineral waters that flow from a source in the narrow valley just below the abbey. A little later the old building is the crypt of the eleventh century, Blessed Alan, from where a pleasant path length of about accessible 650 meters leading to the hill opposite the abbey. The trail has several steep, but never too steep, wrought-bottom gravel, except for the initial stretch is a bit 'gritty and uphill. Ilex, which winds through the shade gives a pleasant coolness in summer and is interspersed with a few benches for resting. Before and after the walk you can quench your thirst with excellent water gushing from a fountain located at the trailhead, shortly after that the crypt.
- Path along the River Menotre: tributary of the River Topino to Vescia, near Foligno, Menotre born on the slopes of Monte Serano (1429 meters) and passes through the villages of Rasiglia, Casenove, Scopoli, Wheel and Scanzano. In the area of the village of Pale, the river runs along the SS77 Chienti Valley and on the opposite side is flanked by a pathway that is practicable from Pale to the town of Ponte Saint Lucia independently. In the second section is the presence of a companion recommended to overcome the steep ramp of a bridge and the most rocky and impervious. Please note that the section extends for a distance traveled of about a mile in Ponte Saint Lucia to cross the road 77 as it passes from one side of the river. The picturesque village of Pale is a small medieval town where the oldest still functioning and important paper hydrodynamic energy of Umbria, which uses the waters of Menotre for the operation of the hydraulic motors 1903, However, there is certainty about the existence of a flourishing paper industry since the second half of the thirteenth century. To get in Pale, whether you are coming from north or south along the SS3, you take the exit towards Macerata SS77 Chienti Valley / East Foligno and follow signs for Macerata. A circa 8 chilometri dall’uscita della superstrada si trova lo svincolo per Pale sulla destra.
- A meeting point between the Umbria and Marche is the Park of Colfiorito, which is located in the Umbria-Marche ridge about 25 Km from Foligno along the ss 77, which combines the so-called "Rose of Umbria" Civitanova Marche on the Adriatic Sea. His 338 hectares of land stretching out into a complex of tectonic basins and plains of great extent carsistiche, called Plateaus of Colfiorito or Plestini, which form the bottom of ancient lakes dried up both naturally and by human. The Swamp of Colfiorito entities is the most significant of all the highlands: has an area of approximately 100 hectares with a dense aquatic vegetation. The path follows the perimeter of the marsh is wheelchair accessible for the first 700 meters, is very attractive because it allows to appreciate the typical marsh habitats rich in water lilies, reeds and small aquatic animals. The trail skirts the swamp on one side and the local road asphalt Forcatura other. The track is always very clear and easily identifiable thanks to signs of paint red / white / red on trees and rocks; Furthermore, the same route tables and arrows indicative. Along the path are placed some panels that provide information on emergencies and natural and man-made that archaeological. The path leads up to the observatory avifaunal, built to be enjoyed even by people with disabilities, where you can go bird-watching, or the sighting of the birds. Along the way however from the town of Colfiorito for Pievetorina and Visso, in the direction of the Marches, we arrive at Sanctuary of Santa Maria in Plestia and the excavations of the homonymous city.
Accessibility
In the description you will find all references to accessibility for the individual paths
Map
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