Places
Hike·Moderate·Sporty·Popular
Monte Gennaro, Monti Lucretili
Lazio
From San Polo dei Cavalieri or the Prato Favale car park, paths climb through beech and then the broad Pratone di Monte Gennaro — a tilted karst meadow — to the 1,271 m top. On a clear day the view runs from the Tyrrhenian and Rome across to the snows of the Gran Sasso.
Duration
5 hours
Distance
12 km
Elevation
+850 m
Best season
October – June
Parking · Free
Free parking at Prato Favale above San Polo dei Cavalieri (rough final road).
Water
Fonte della Regina on the way up; the summit meadow is dry.
Highlights
- The mountain on Rome's skyline
- Vast summit karst meadow (the Pratone)
- Rome-to-Gran-Sasso panorama
With your dog
Off-leash tolerated on the summit meadows away from grazing.
