Italy's Sibillini National Park - walking and trekking guide

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In combination with a compass, a detailed topographical map showing natural features is essential for exploring the Sibillini on foot. The sketch maps in this guide are only intended as a rough guide and are limited by space restrictions. Hopefully all walks will go well, however in adverse weather conditions such as low cloud with limited visibility, orientation can become a real problem as landmarks are few and far between and a clear map comes into its own.

The best walking map is the ‘Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini’ scale 1:25,000, published by SER (Società Editrice Ricerche). It is on sale throughout the park and neighbouring towns, and can also be ordered from www.edizioniser.com. Kompass also do a decent 1:50,000 walking map – map 666 Monti Sibillini – which is available in many overseas outlets. It obviously has less detail, but the smaller size makes it handier to use. Be warned however that Walks 1 and 2 are missing from it, as is a chunk of the GAS Stage 3. Lastly, do not be tempted by the sketchy 1:50,000 map sold at Sibillini Park Visitor Centres as it is grossly misleading.

Users of the GPS will be pleased to know that the waypoints relevant to the long-distance trek GAS described in this guide can be downloaded from the website of the Sibillini Park at www.sibillini.net.