Saddle of Monte Acquaviva – Carlo Fusco Shelter loop from Blockhaus

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Saddle of Monte Acquaviva – Carlo Fusco Shelter loop from Blockhaus

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Saddle of Monte Acquaviva – Carlo Fusco Shelter loop from Blockhaus

10:33

21.1km

1,390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.18 km for 7.25 km

After 8.75 km for 880 m

After 10.2 km for 419 m

After 10.7 km for 419 m

After 11.6 km for 880 m

After 12.8 km for 7.15 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.22 km

Saddle of Monte Acquaviva

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Between Mounts Blockhaus and Acquaviva, this ridge allows you to walk well above 2,000 meters and observe the splendid natural beauty of the Majella. Within the Majella National Park, Acquaviva is the second highest peak after Monte Amaro.

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4.22 km

Frozen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.53 km

Carlo Fusco Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The new Carlo Fusco Bivouac was inaugurated in 2019 and is located at 2455m and can be used as an intermediate point to reach various peaks, including Monte Focalone, Monte Acquaviva and Monte Amaro.

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5.73 km

Monte Focalone

Highlight • Summit

Monte Focalone is located at 2676 meters, and is part of the Maiella massif. Here there is also a crossroads of paths (Monte Acquaviva and Cima delle Murelle on one side, Monte Amaro on the other).

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10.5 km

Monte Amaro Summit

Highlight • Summit

Monte Amaro is located at 2,793 meters, and is the highest peak in the Maiella National Park. The climb is challenging, especially if you choose to undertake the climb from …

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11.8 km

Chamois on Monte Amaro

Highlight • Summit

Tour of August 2023
In the center of the basin, 20 chamois have been spotted

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12.7 km

Grotta del Terzo Portone

Cave Entrance

20.3 km

Blockhaus Peak

Highlight • Summit

Cima Blockhaus: A walking experience in the heart of the Maiella
The Blockhaus peak, in the heart of the Maiella massif, is an unmissable destination for mountain lovers. Access to …

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20.6 km

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snow

Highlight • Religious Site

A stop to the Madonnina. The statue is located at 2,000 meters on the Blockaus. For mountain enthusiasts and visitors to the Majella, it was a stop in a place …

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21.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.0 km

715 m

444 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

1.90 km

1.06 km

715 m

444 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,760 m)

Lowest point (2,050 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Da Rifugio Bruno Pomilio a Monte Amaro

Near the amaro mountain, on the outward journey, path t3 (very narrow ledge but practically flat) very particular, not recommended by komoot but seen on YouTube

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August 17, 2024,da Rif Bruno Pomilio a Monte Amaro

pota!
I left this morning at about 6 for this long walk I didn't know what to expect
The climb to Monte Amaro (2793 meters) is a great trekking experience - long luckily the sky was veiled, it crosses the most extreme and peculiar environments of the Mother Mountain. Majella!
with landscapes shaped by the action of ancient glaciers and …

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