Loop of Mount Lupone from Segni – Lepini Mountains

Mount Lupone is the northernmost peak of the Lepini massif. Its height is modest, 1,378 meters, but from the top you can enjoy a breathtaking panorama that makes you feel one step away from heaven.

The route is long but the height difference is concentrated in the initial part. By walking slowly and taking the right breaks, you can tackle any type of workout.

Before reaching the start of the path, fill up your water bottle in the village of Segni. You are in a karst environment and it is difficult to find sources or water on the surface.

With this ring itinerary, you cover the initial part of the classic climb to the top and then a little-frequented stretch of path on the ridge that takes you to an unknown and fascinating side of Mount Lupone.

Leave the car at the information pole of the paths and cross the wide karst plateau of Campo di Segni up to the beginning of the wood. Here begins a steep path that goes up the side of the mountain. You cross a thick beech forest and in a short time you are on the top of Mount Lupone.

The view ranges from the Lazio Apennines to the Circeo promontory that plunges into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Leaving the top begins the most beautiful stretch of the day, a long stony ridge, the Costa delle Tombelle, with a splendid view. The terrain is impervious so keep your pace steady and pay attention to the signs on the limestone rocks outcropping from the ground.

Once you reach the wide plateau of Campo Montelanico and the small lake called by the locals "jo volubro" take a wide path to the north. You are back in the beech forest and you are walking along a sheep track used in the past by shepherds to move the cattle from one side of the mountain massif to the other. Continue on the plain for a long stretch inside the woods until you return to Campo di Segni and the starting point.