Cascia

Stage 1 - from Norcia to Cascia

Description

The route begins in Norcia, on the slopes of the Sibillini Mountains, and then continues, without particular difficulty, towards Cascia, where Saint Rita, known as the “Saint of the impossible,” lived.
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From

Norcia

To

Cascia

Distance

17,3 km

Increase in altitude

+ 520 m

Loss of altitude

- 450 m

Travel Time

5 h 05 m

Degree of difficulty

Hard

The first stage of the route does not present any particular difficulties. It starts in Norcia, on the slopes of the Sibillini Mountains, and after crossing the Santa Scolastica plain, the path climbs gradually over the mountains that separate Norcia from Cascia, before descending into Cascia.