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Campo Imperatore Summit – Campo Imperatore loop from Campo Imperatore

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Abruzzo

L'Aquila

Campo Imperatore Summit – Campo Imperatore loop from Campo Imperatore

Hard

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Campo Imperatore Summit – Campo Imperatore loop from Campo Imperatore

03:37

8.56km

410m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. 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: April 17, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.02 km for 597 m

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Parking

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25 m

Church of Our Lady of the Snow, Campo Imperatore

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The chapel was built in 1934 by order of Cardinal Federico Tedeschini and is the highest consecrated church in Italy and one of the highest consecrated churches in Europe at …

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80 m

Campo Imperatore Astronomical Observatory

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The Campo Imperatore Astronomical Observatory is at the starting point for hiking the Corno Grande, Gran Sasso, highest Apennin peak komoot.de/tour/3906922

It was born as observational site for the Rome …

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81 m

Campo Imperatore Summit

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This is the arrival point of the Campo Imperatore road. Located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, various stages of the Giro d'Italia have arrived here: the stage won by …

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226 m

Abruzzo Astronomical Observatory

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In the heart of the Gran Sasso National Park, on the Campo Imperatore plateau, stands the astronomical station of the Abruzzo Observatory, with an optical and an infrared telescope.

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1.65 km

Passo del Lupo

Mountain Pass

2.34 km

Fonte della Portella Pass

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The panorama is 360 degrees, if the sky is clear the eyes are filled with blue sky

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4.29 km

Pizzo Cefalone

Highlight • Summit

Pizzo Cefalone is a 2533 m s.l.m. high mountain of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, a mountain range in the Apennines in Italy. Above its grassy slopes that rise steeply from …

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6.37 km

Monte Portella Panoramic Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful path crossing the slopes of Monte Portella. The view is magnificent and 360°.

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8.44 km

Campo Imperatore

Highlight • Natural Monument

Campo Imperatore is the starting point for hiking the Corno Grande, Gran Sasso, highest Apennin peak komoot.de/tour/3906922
Essentially a big parking lot below ski lifts, hotel, restaurant, and great views.

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8.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.93 km

260 m

237 m

144 m

Surfaces

5.59 km

2.81 km

163 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,470 m)

Lowest point (2,110 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

28°C

15°C

33 %

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