Bismantova Hermitage – Bismantova Rock loop from Castelnovo ne' Monti

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Bismantova Hermitage – Bismantova Rock loop from Castelnovo ne' Monti

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Bismantova Hermitage – Bismantova Rock loop from Castelnovo ne' Monti

03:32

25.3km

1,090m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano

IT4030008 - SIC - Pietra di Bismantova

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CAI Trail Ginepreto – Pietra di Bismantova

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Starting from Ginepreto, you follow a stretch of the CAI Spallanzani path that reaches the foot of the Stone in about 30 '

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13.4 km

View of Pietra di Bismantova

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Beautiful view of the Pietra di Bismantova

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17.0 km

Trail Below the Pietra di Bismantova

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Enjoy this short but very pleasant stretch of path that starts and ends from under the Pietra di Bismantova.

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20.5 km

Bismantova Hermitage

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A beautiful church literally set in the rock, then if that doesn't make an impression on you, if you look up you can also see flying figures hovering above it

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20.5 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rock of Bismantova

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Santuario della Madonna della Pietra di Bismantova, also known as Eremo di Bismantova or Sanctuary of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a striking place of Marian worship …

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21.1 km

CAI Trail 697 in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park

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From the Rifugio della Pietra you reach the top in about 25 '(150D +). The path is wooded and undemanding.

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21.5 km

Summit of Pietra di Bismantova

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The summit of the Pietra di Bismantova, located at 1,047 meters above sea level in the heart of the Reggio Apennines, is a wide and incredible grassy plateau that offers …

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21.6 km

Bismantova Rock

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Pietra di Bismantova is a characteristic and imposing isolated rock bastion, very conspicuous even from afar in the gentler surrounding Apennine landscape of Reggio. It is a large platform with …

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