Alta Via dei Monti Liguri from Rifugio Barbagelata to Valico di Barbagelata

The night was wonderfully quiet. Shortly after setting off, I first went to a water source in a small village not far from the hiking trail. Since that would be the only one for the day, I had to carry water again. I spent the next day's hiking on steep terrain, mostly densely wooded. I still enjoyed some beautiful views. However, it was very strenuous, and I didn't really cover much ground. In the afternoon, another thunderstorm threatened, but it narrowly missed me! There was nothing to see at the summit of Monte Ramaceto, as it was covered in clouds. But I'm not complaining; at least I stayed dry. There's a chapel and even an altar on the summit. If you want to attend a service here, you really have to walk 😀. To my delight, I found a large picnic area below the summit. Since it's on the slope, camping isn't really possible. However, someone had gone to the trouble of building a small, makeshift terrace for a one-person tent. Thanks for that. I decided to finish work early today and stayed there. There's even a 350-liter barrel of clean water! What more could you want? This gives me a second chance to see the summit tomorrow morning! About the insect situation: The horseflies are gone! Today I only saw a few, and they seemed pretty sluggish, too. That's understandable. But since every day here seems to need its insect, I'm declaring this day Spider Day: I got caught in so many spider webs (with my face, of course) that I'm still picking the threads out of my hair.