Luoghi
Escursione·Moderato·Panoramico·Gemma nascosta
Monte Gelbison (Sacro Monte di Novi Velia)
Campania
Monte Gelbison — "mountain of the idol" — is the sacred peak of the Cilento. Old mule paths from Novi Velia or Vallo della Lucania wind up through chestnut and then vast silver-trunked beech to the medieval Santuario della Madonna di Novi on the very top, with the whole national park, the Calore valley and the Tyrrhenian laid out below.
Durata
5–6 ore
Distanza
13 km
Dislivello
+900 m
Stagione migliore
maggio – ottobre
Parcheggio · Gratuito
Free parking above Novi Velia at the start of the sanctuary mule track.
Acqua
Spring below the summit; the ridge is dry.
Punti salienti
- Medieval summit sanctuary at 1,700 m
- Cathedral-like Cilento beech forest
- View over the whole national park to the sea
Con il tuo cane
Off-leash tolerated on the ridge above the tree line; leashed near the sanctuary.
