TR 40 Km
Created and marked by Lorenzo Piccardo - trail runner
The track is carefully signalled by the "Gran Trail Rensen" organisation and it is easily visible thanks to pre-existent network of marking by F.I.E. (Federazione Italiana Escursionismo) and the "Mare Monti" walk organisation. Along the tracks there are many well signalled springs.
Departure from Via Bocca - Arenzano.
The race starts from Via Bocca and through viale Rimembranze reaches the "Gesu' Bambino" Sanctuary with the Saracean Tower and after 2 bends the English tracks, which along a white road - within 2 km - leads to the "Agueta" site (km 4). From here we walk a white roads till the "Passo Gua" (km 5,25). We follow the track towards the "Ponte Negrone" (km 7,25) till a fork where we meet a small cemented road ("case Checchelli"). On the right we go down a rapid slopewhich leads to the industrial area in the "Campo" site. After reaching the "Argentea" farm holidays we turn right for "Ponte delle Ratte" and the following Lerca Saint Anna Chapel. We walk an asphalted road for about 700/800 metres and we areach the beginning of the Rama Mountain rise AV segnavia FIE bollo rosso ( ● red circle mark). Then we reach a fork with a white road (km 14.20). We walk the road immediately on the left till to lead the surrounding of a holding tank and then we turn right, mountain side, mountain side, following the ◊ (empty red burdle). By going up the "Rio Scorza" valley we reach the Eastern slope of the "Scarpeggin" hill, the Southern-Eastern of the "Nespu" stone, the Southern slope of the "Montebello" hill, the Ciarin house well-spring , the Vatterasca Rocks and the "Pra' riundo" shelter (km 20.5). We are on the High Way of the Ligurian Mountains. Here we found the first time cheking and the first drink refreshment. Walking towards East (█AV█ mark) we reach the "Prato Ferretto" Pass and from there towards the South, the top of the Rama Mountain (km 23.2). Here the first technical downhill of the whole track starts (please, pay attention for the first 400 m !!!). From the top (● red circle mark) we go down till the cross of two high voltage pylons, this area is called "Curletti". Here we go on on to the left and then, after 100 m, we reach the fork with the track signalled by 2 red line =, we walk it till the fork we meet on the right (Vallescura km 29.4) which within short time reaches a old shepherds' house called "Segage". From here we go on towards the North (▲ mark) till the "Padre Rino Leveasso" shelter (drink refreshment). From here, we walk the A track and we reach at first the "Collettassa" and then, after a very hard slope, the Argentea Mountain top (white star mark). After about 450 m we reach the homonym shelter (ristoro idrico). We are again on the High Way ( █AV█ mark), we walk about 500 m towards the East direction ("Crocetta" Pass), till reaching on the right the track signalled by a white "M"(Mare Monti Arenzano). Through thet X red mark, South-East direction, we go up the Tardi Pass and after reaching it we go down towards the "house of duty", the Southern slope of Pigheggiu Bric, the Eastern and Nothern slopes of the Pennone Mountain. Then we meet a cross with a white road we go on towards South-East till to meet a cistern (Fonte Lelua km 35). From here we walk a easy white road with breathtaking view on the sea which leads at first to an old "range finder" of the snd world war and after two bends, to the cross road with a track wich, through a typical Mediteranean maquis vegetation, leads to a ruin from there we enter the trail wich go down toward the sea. We go beyond some terraces and pass under the motorway the bridge following a old alley then we reach the Olivete Church. Our race is over, in a few metres we'll reach the finishing post.
Altimetric Profile TR 2009
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