Verginetta Pass – Open Book loop from Abetone

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Pistoia

Abetone

Verginetta Pass – Open Book loop from Abetone

Moderate

4.7

(3)

hikers

Verginetta Pass – Open Book loop from Abetone

04:14

10.7km

530m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Riserva naturale Abetone

Monte Cimone, Libro Aperto, Lago di Pratignano

Parco regionale dell'Alto Appennino Modenese

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.34 km

View of Abetone village and ski slopes

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1.96 km

Beech forest in the Abetone Nature Reserve

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A beautiful beech forest in the middle of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.
Section of CAI 00 path in the fresh air and nature

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2.80 km

Verginetta Pass

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A meadow opens up on the edge of the woods of Monte Maiori. This place takes the name of Verginetta probably from a small votive shrine present there.
Nearby there …

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5.15 km

Open Book

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More than a single peak, Libro Aperto is a small mountain group made up of two peaks: Mounts Rotondo and Belvedere, both around 1,900 meters above sea level. Seen from …

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5.34 km

Mount Belvedere

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Mount Belvedere is one of the two peaks (the other is the nearby and higher Mount Rotondo) that form the Open Book group, so called because from afar it seems …

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6.34 km

View of Mount Cimone

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6.85 km

Cima del Diaccione

Peak

7.15 km

La Verginetta

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At 1,480 meters above sea level, right on the edge of the woods of Mount Maiore, there is a large meadow known as La Verginetta, probably so called due to …

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.87 km

3.92 km

1.68 km

184 m

Surfaces

4.72 km

2.95 km

2.43 km

371 m

184 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

16°C

7°C

13 %

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Comments

June 10, 2022,Abetone Cima Libro aperto (Pistoia, Appenin)

Drive from Lucca approx. 1 hour - at least. Pretty pickle, Abetone's practically dead at Whitsun, so great if you like solitude. The Apennines seem to be pretty remote anyway.

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