From Sambuco to Moriglione (via P55 Trail)

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From Sambuco to Moriglione (via P55 Trail)

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From Sambuco to Moriglione (via P55 Trail)

04:58

15.6km

610m

Hiking

Scenic valley traverse through ancient pastoral villages with stone shelters and Dolomite-like peaks.

Last updated: September 17, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.49 km

P62 Trail: Pontebernardo to Murenz

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5.68 km

Pontebernardo Village Center

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Pontebernardo is a small fraction of Pietraporzio. Its centre, perfectly restored, is very pretty. There is a stopping place of the GTA and the Ecomuseum of sheep farming, dedicated to …

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5.73 km

Parish Church of Mary the Assumed Virgin of Pontebernardo

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Little jewel of the upper Stura valley. Church absolutely to visit, in the photos there is some historical and artistic information.

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7.05 km

Truna di Pietra

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Still some trune in good condition

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8.29 km

Pietraporzio Castle

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Hamlet of Pietraporzio in a panoramic position with respect to the main town

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9.16 km

View of the Upper Stura Valley

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A balcony path on the Upper Stura Valley

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9.59 km

Giant Bench of Pietraporzio

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It can be reached from B.ta Castello with a beautiful path in the woods, it is found on a beautiful plateau with a view of Pietraporzio

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11.9 km

San Lorenzo Church in Moriglione

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It is undoubtedly the most inhabited and largest village on the path of the 9 villages of Sambuco. It has the beautiful church of San Lorenzo, dating back to 1686.

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

5.56 km

1.88 km

550 m

297 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.44 km

2.18 km

1.94 km

1.08 km

595 m

250 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (1,130 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

3°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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September 6, 2026,Pontebernardo > Sambuco (MT 89)

Transhumance - Final stage above the Valle Stura, on the tracks of sheep farming and pastoralism. The transhumance of large flocks of sheep from the Rhône delta to the summer pastures of Haut-Provence and the Piedmontese Alps, maintained for many centuries, was likely a factor in the shaping of Occitan culture across the Alps into Piedmont. Sheep farming was once …

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