Hiking - Santa Cristina 3feb24
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,608 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,608 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,361 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 4,361 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 608
- Uploaded
- February 5, 2024
- Recorded
- February 2024
near Ceres, Piemonte (Italia)
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Itinerary description
Hiking - Counterclockwise loop from Ceres.
Santa Cristina's church sits on the first promontory between the Grande and Ala Valleys above Lanzo. The climb from the Grande Valley side is partly on a forest road and partly on a steep trail, in the shade, which may typically requires the use of light crampons in February.
After days of thermal inversion with freezing point at some 3,500-4,000 m of altitude, it was otherwise exceptionally warm. Well above 20C, and plenty of blooming primroses.
Great panoramic point in all directions.
Shortly before the loop completion, the trail passes by the small Cappella degli Appestati, or della Peste (Plague Chapel), erected in AD 1577 with original frescoes still in good conditions.
https://www.parrocchiaceres.it/index.php/chiesa-e-cappelle/17-ceres-cappella-della-peste
Santa Cristina's church sits on the first promontory between the Grande and Ala Valleys above Lanzo. The climb from the Grande Valley side is partly on a forest road and partly on a steep trail, in the shade, which may typically requires the use of light crampons in February.
After days of thermal inversion with freezing point at some 3,500-4,000 m of altitude, it was otherwise exceptionally warm. Well above 20C, and plenty of blooming primroses.
Great panoramic point in all directions.
Shortly before the loop completion, the trail passes by the small Cappella degli Appestati, or della Peste (Plague Chapel), erected in AD 1577 with original frescoes still in good conditions.
https://www.parrocchiaceres.it/index.php/chiesa-e-cappelle/17-ceres-cappella-della-peste
Waypoints
Waypoint
2,967 ft
Cappella degli Appestati
land
Car park
2,307 ft
Parking free Ceres
land
Religious site
4,292 ft
Santuario Santa Cristina
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