Mountain Saccarello
from Verdeggia:

 

From greens: Characteristic small country of Verdeggia (1092 m) is in Argentine high valley, to his shoulders the mountain Saccarello is the top plus high top of the Liguria (2200 m.) His southern versant has a severe appearance and sour, one northern with his sweet slopes and his lawns is more restful. From the watershed there is an exceptional "view, to South in the winter clear days one glimpse the mountains of Corsica and to North Upega valley is ruled by the tip Marguareis. From the square of a steep path greens (yellow white trail sign) rises quickly of share up to arrive to Grangie Colombera (1133 meters) and tops Cabanne (1274 meters.) Pass the houses of Vesignana (1476 meters) the path joins some Collardente (1586 meters) to the track excavated that, later about a kilometer arrives in step. From the hill the path, crossing an Alpine environment, clambers up the western versant of the Saccarello. To few steps from the top one erects the high statue in redeemer's bronze. From the top one starts getting down along the ridge, one go beyond the dell of the tip, the refuge Sanremo (2078 meters,) the mountain Cimonasso (2085 meters) up to arrive in step of Garlenda (2016 meters.) From here a path (red rhombus trail sign) gets down up to guard's step (1463 meters.) Reach you on the s.p.76 continuos in Triora direction and after a hundreds of meters, one takes one forest road (yellow red trail sign) on the right that crossing the Ca in ruins houses in Prato, tramp houses and houses Quin arrives to greens. The way time is of about 9 hours and the difference of level is of 1200 meters. The mountain Saccarello is reachable from other paths, am on the versant at issue (Realdo path) that on the versant opposed (Piaggia path.) For additional information turn it to the C.A.I., you dissect of Bordighera, Ventimiglia and S. Remo.

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