- Duration: 6 hour/s
- Difficulty Level: E+ - Hiking (level)+
- Difference in height: Uphill 700m - Downhill 700m
- Recommended Period: from June to November
- Lap no.2 of From Garfagnana to Bismantova
Zona del Parco: Traverses
Once you reach Casalino 940m, go beyond the church and take trail Spallanzani (SSP) lightly touching the cemetery and climbing along a carriage road among fields and hedges until it reaches a narrow asphalt road going down on the left to the town of Montecagno 952m (1.00).
Protected from the northern winds by Mt. Rimondatino, it lies at its foot. Once under Piolo, in 1647 S. Margherita Oratory became a parish after a vow to St. Rocco for the plague of 1631. The small church, renovated more than once and also damaged by the 1920 earthquake, preserves a wooden tabernacle ascribed to the famous 18th century sculptor Domenico Ceccati. The town center and Case Rocconi, near the church, still preserve some ancient houses.
Overnight stay Hostel La Scuola - Sologno, 25 beds, Tel. +39 0522 804265 - +39 333 5974961, www.ostellolascuola.com; Holiday Farm Il Ginepro - Ginepreto, 20 beds, Tel. +39 0522 611088, info@ilginepro.coop; Guest-house S. Benedetto (rural hotel) - Piazzale Dante, 18 beds, Tel. +39 0522 611752
Note: Lap 4th BIS of the Itinerary Appennino Tosco-Emiliano Traverse
