Trekking in the Apennines. Gillian Price

Trekking in the Apennines

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TREKKING IN THE APENNINES

GEA – GRANDE ESCURSIONE APPENNINICA

by Gillian Price

2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY

www.cicerone.co.uk

About the Author

Gillian Price was born in England but moved to Australia when young. After a degree in anthropology and work in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm for mountains fired, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. When not out walking with her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a travel writer www.gillianprice.eu. An ardent promoter of public transport to minimise impact in alpine areas, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI and Mountain Wilderness.

Other Cicerone guides by the author

Across the Eastern Alps – the E5

Alpine Flowers

Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks

Italy’s Sibillini National Park

Italy’s Stelvio National Park

Shorter Walks in the Dolomites

The Tour of the Bernina

Through the Italian Alps – the GTA

Trekking in the Alps (contributor)

Trekking in the Dolomites

Walking in the Central Italian Alps

Walking in Corsica

Walking in the Dolomites

Walking in Sicily

Walking in Tuscany

Walking in Umbria

Walking the Italian Lakes

Walking on the Amalfi Coast

Walking and Trekking on Corfu

Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps

Second edition 2015

ISBN: 978 1 85284 766 1

First edition 2005

ISBN: 978 1 85284 416 5

Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

Maps by Nicola Regine.

Acknowledgements

Heaps of thanks to Anna, Colleen, Daniele, Laura, Clive and Lucy for their immensely enjoyable company on the trail, Marty for a route check, the woodcutters and hunters who pointed us in the right direction the first time, CAI branches for practical information, the rifugi cooks for their delectable bilberry tarts and Giorgio Baruffini of Parma for his help with those place name explanations that so intrigue me.

Thanks to my publisher Jonathan, who said ‘yes’ once again, the great team at Cicerone who put the book together, the many readers who kindly sent in updates for the first edition and, last but nowhere least, to Nicola for the maps.

Updates to this Guide

While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/766/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.

Front cover: Between Monte Marmagna and Monte Braiola (Stage 22).

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Preface to Second edition

Introduction

The Apennines

The GEA trek

Highlights and shorter walks

Wildlife

Plants and flowers

Getting there