Saturday, 28th October → Ronco Scrivia – It’s time to say farewell to daylight saving time, which means that from now on the hikes will get either shorter or darker. Before they do, let’s seize the chance to walk on what should be a bright sunny Saturday
As the sea is expected to be very rough, heading to the coast is a bit pointless, so let’s move to the inland and try to conquer one of those mountains that we’re still missing: Monte Alpe di Porale.
Located on the borders between Piemonte and Liguria, the 830mt mountain promises 360 degree views that (with some luck) will encompass both Alps and sea.
Plan is to get there from Ronco Scrivia train station. The walk features several chapels and chestnut groves, a lookout point that goes by the name of Tana dell’Orso (Bear’s Lair… no idea why and, of course, hope we don’t find out the hard way!) and a panoramic big purple bench. We might skip Monte Porale if the walk from the village of Porale to Monte Alpe looks easier.
The itinerary is brand new (we always explored the eastern part of Ronco Scrivia but never the western one), according to
https://www.appenninista.it/ronco-alpe/
and
https://roncoscrivia.unionedelloscrivia.ge.it/turismo/escursioni/
(the last one of the page) it should take around 3,5/4 hours and is rated as E (medium).
How to get to Ronco Scrivia, and how to come back alive:
On Saturday, October 28, let’s meet up at Ronco Scrivia station at 10:50.
Suggested trains are:
– if you’re travelling northwards (*)
Reg 2124: 10:27 Genova Principe – 10:50 Ronco Scrivia
– if you’re travelling southwards (*)
REG 3017: 08:30 Milano Centrale ( Milano Lambrate 08:37) 10:01 Ronco Scrivia
Return will be from Ronco Scrivia, possibly around 4:30-5:00 pm.
(*) if you buy your regional ticket online, watch out as Trenitalia added the nonsensical “check-in” feature, for the sake of making things more complicated. If you’re coming from afar, you may consider getting the 3 day regional pass for 29 euro. However, it seems like travelers from Milano can no longer benefit from the “Italia in Tour” ticket, since they added the restriction that it can’t be used in Lombardia.
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Liguriah 