Rifugio Monte Finestre – loop tour

MONTI LATTARI Province of Salerno from tramonti to monte finestra Hike date February 19, 2025 About 13 km Ring ITINERARY: Campinola hamlet of Tramonti (SA) - Cai path 311 pizzo falcone towards chiancolelle - tuoro dell'angelo - Pietrapiana - Monte Finestra north peak - malopasso - buco - south peak - foce di tramonti - path of the tramontane - Gete hamlet of Tramonti - Campinola Difficulty EE (expert hikers) WATER POINTS: Pietrapiana Cave, north peak refuge (cistern water), Gete. PARKING: near the church of Campinola. VEGETATION: Present in many parts of the route especially in the initial part and in the part from the south peak to the foce di tramonti. With the possibility of greater growth in spring and summer. ANIMALS SPOTTED: a Maremma sheepdog at the beginning of the route that, even if tied by a long chain, could cause problems. AREAS WITH TABLE AND BENCH TO STOP: at the end of the CAI 311 stretch (from Campinola towards Chiancolelle) North peak of Monte Finestra (table and refuge). Today's route was quite challenging but truly wonderful, those routes that make you say "I'm tired But happy". I recommend doing it with someone who knows it at least for the first time, due to the difficulty in following the following paths: - CAI 311 path in the direction of Pizzo Falcone that leads from the Campinola hamlet of Tramonti towards Chiancolelle, even if well marked you could get lost in some places. - Malopasso stretch, that is, the stretch that connects the north peak to the south peak of Monte Finestra with very exposed and steep points on rock with the help of your hands. - path from the south peak to the mouth of Tramonti partly overgrown with vegetation, due to the passages on stones and rocks on a slope and the path is not well marked. The first part develops uphill quite steeply up to the first picnic table near the chiancolelle. The path which is CAI 311 is not very well maintained on the other hand it is well marked but in any case it is advisable to keep your eyes open helping yourself with the GPS track. Pay attention at the point of the track in photo no. 7 turn onto the path on the right because the path leads to go straight. Starting from the end of the 311 it continues towards Tuoro dell'Angelo where it is also possible to deviate towards Mount Sant'Angelo (the one with the antennas), we continued towards the cave of the Madonna di Pietrapiana crossing fabulous ridge points on one side the city of Cava de Tirreni with all its mountains and the backdrop of the Picentini and on the other Tramonti with its mountains including Mount Cerreto. Once we reached the first peak of Monte Finestra, with a clearly visible path on the crest, we stopped for lunch and then set off again towards the other peak of Monte Finestra passing through Malopasso, which if you follow the CAI tracks on the rocks is not too risky. Obviously it is a stretch to be done with caution that in addition to the vertical passages on rock has some exposed points. After passing the fork (hole) of Monte Finestra and the second peak, you take the path downhill towards Foce di Tramonti. A route not to be taken too lightly, not always marked, but passages on rock to be climbed over and with points where the path, if it can be called that, is not clearly visible. Some sections are covered, for now, by light tall vegetation. After a short break, from Foce di Tramonti you take the path downhill called Sentiero delle Tramontane that leads to the hamlet of Gete di Tramonti. This stretch, although pleasant and relaxing, is not very well marked and some deviations located on the path could mislead the right way. From Gete to Campinola (destination), We took a stretch of the path of the 13 churches of sunsets. The route is simple, intuitive and well marked. A beautiful excursion, accompanied by a good company and the interesting explanations of our guide.