Lacina-Ferdinandea

Linear path that follows natural-bottomed roads and, starting at “Croce di Panaro,” begins a fascinating trail that winds along an old mule track. If we own a suitable car and who can accompany us, we can also decide to reach the latter point and start our hike from here. Once in Brognaturo (VV), continue on SP 43 toward Lacina. When you reach the basin that houses Lake Alaco and immediately after the fork leading to the dam of the same name, turn right onto a dirt road. From this point, having left the car, proceed following the uphill road that, having passed some cultivated terraces and a pond on the left, reaches a clearing. From here it continues with a series of hairpin bends. This first part is completely uphill but we can quench our thirst at a fountain and admire enchanting granite outcroppings silhouetted here and there among the beech trees. After about 2 km from the start you reach a clearing with fir and wild apple trees. We proceed straight ahead, for about another kilometer, ignoring the detours until we reach a clearing that immediately on the left presents a fir tree at the foot of which is a small milestone (crossroad “Pomara”). We take, then, the downhill road on the right. After about 1 km we will come to a crossroads at “Croce di Panaro,” recognizable precisely by the presence of a wooden cross. This point is an ancient pass located in a saddle between the “Pomara” and “Pietra del Caricatore.” From here, following the road on the left, for long stretches paved in stone, and leaving out detours, we will reach Ferdinandea.