Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Camaldoli

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Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Camaldoli

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Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Camaldoli

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3.30km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

39 m

Directional Signpost to Prato alla Penna

Highlight • Rest Area

In front of the Camaldoli hermitage, after having filled the water bottle with very fresh water and admired the work of art on the portal of the same, you have …

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746 m

Prato alla Penna

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Prato alla Penna is located on the top of the pass that connects the hermitage of Camaldoli to Badia Prataglia. Being on the ridge it is crossed by the CAI …

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1.87 km

Gioghetto Junction

Highlight • Trail

crossroads and intersection of paths (one of the many times we passed by)
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175th excursion and 8th time in the Camaldoli area | from the Camaldoli Hermitage to Poggio …

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3.26 km

Camaldoli Hermitage

Highlight • Religious Site

The hermitage of Camaldoli was founded around 1025 AD by the hermit friar Romualdo, today San Romualdo. At the beginning the structure had five cells for hermits and a church …

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3.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.69 km

903 m

453 m

255 m

Surfaces

2.82 km

453 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,250 m)

Lowest point (1,100 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2024,Eremo di Camaldoli - Prato alla Penna - Gioghetto

Short circular route starting from the Eremo di Camaldoli. Take the E1 path that goes up to Prato alla Penna (1250 m) in a not too challenging climb. From here, continue going left, taking the Giogana or the ridge path in the direction of the Passo della Calla. After about 1 km we come across the Gioghetto crossroads, so we …

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