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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Ospitale

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Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Modena
Fanano

Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Ospitale

Hard

5.0

(1)

53

runners

Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Ospitale

03:04

22.3km

960m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Monte Cimone, Libro Aperto, Lago di Pratignano

IT4050002 - SIC-ZPS - Parco Regionale Corno alle Scale

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3.71 km

Tassoni Hut

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A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s …

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7.89 km

One of the windiest places in Italy, with gusts reaching 270 kilometers per hour, the Croce Arcana pass is located at an altitude of 1669 meters between the provinces of …

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7.91 km

Croce Arcana Pass

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The Arcane Cross connects the Emilian side of the Apennines to the Tuscan one (Fanano-Cutigliano). The road is unpaved in the highest part, suitable for mountain biking or gravel.

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7.97 km

Even when you ride a bit of history it never hurts

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10.2 km

Passo della Calanca

Mountain Pass

6

11.2 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

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Lake Scaffaiolo is a picturesque high mountain lake, located at 1,785 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Cupolino, between the provinces of Pistoia, Modena and Bologna. The …

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11.2 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

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If you can't do highlights, don't do them.

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11.4 km

Managing a refuge in the Apennines may seem simple, but it is not. In this story we come into contact with the managers of the Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge in an "ordinary" winter weekend: appennino.netlify.app/vita-da-rifugio

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14.5 km

Wolf Pass

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beautiful forest, almost mystical

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22.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.33 km

7.55 km

3.80 km

1.50 km

656 m

459 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

4.68 km

3.80 km

2.37 km

1.11 km

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Monday 9 November

10°C

6°C

90 %

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