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Friday 16 April 2021

TOLOMEO 2021 - Itineraries through the Sorrentine woods

Here are two more itineraries which are part of the 2021 Tolomeo project:

Itinerary 14 - from Sorrento to Monticchio via Priora, Lamia and Acquara

Itinerary 15 - from Sorrento to Sant'Agata via Priora and Acquacarbone

Both of these are little-known and even less frequently walked, despite being historical municipal routes. In particular, until the construction of the Nastro Verde road in the middle of last century, Acquacarbone was the main and almost only connection between Priora and Sant'Agata . In July 2016, after decades of neglect and impracticability, it was restored.  On the other hand, the route through Lamia's "sévera" (forest, and in this case a chestnut wood) was and is more like a shortcut to  the ridge that descends steeply from the Deserto towards Montecorbo. From there you can then reach the central villages of the Massa Lubrense area, such as Acquara and Monticchio. 
Itinerary 14 is in all respects a novelty, be it a very pleasant one. From Via Acquacarbone you face a short, very steep stretch on asphalt and from there on you walk first through woods and then along the panoramic and practically flat road that leads first to Acquara and then up to Monticchio.
Itinerary 15 has more dirt tracks among the trees. In fact, after having crossed the chestnut wood of Acquacarbone, there are just a few metres of asphalt before another long dirt track through the trees of a mixed forest (Via Olivella). 
These 2 routes both start from Sorrento together with the 2 itineraries going to Massa Lubrense (previous blog, routes 13 and 23).  They leave route 13 after less than a kilometre and route 23 at the start of Montecorbo, continuing together as far as the intersection of Via Acquacarbone and Via Lamia, about 500m above Priora.
The signage of the Sorrento part of the itineraries is complete as far as Via Deserto and Via Olivella respectively. However, whilst for route 15 there are the same green signs to Sant'Agata from a couple of years back, for route 14 you will have to consult the map. That said, the remaining 2km are so simple, logical and linear that reaching Acquara and then Monticchio will certainly not be a problem. The signage for these stretches is work in progress.
It is worth pointing out that of the four Sorrento - Sant'Agata itineraries, the Acquacarbone route has the lowest average gradient (7.7% versus 8.4% for Li Schisani 16, 10.1% for Zatri 26 and 12.3% for Circumpiso 25).

 

14 Sorrento - Monticchio (approx.5.1 km) via Priora and Acquara
Porta di Massa (Piazza Veniero), Via Fuoro, trav.Capo, Via Capo, Via Capodimonte, Trav. Capodimonte, Via Priora, Trav. Priora, Nastro Verde, Via Acquacarbone, Via Lamia, Via Deserto, Via Colli Acquara, Via San Vito, Via San Nicola, Trav. San Nicola, Trav Titigliano, Rot. Turro Pastena, Via S. Sossio, Via Savero Caputo, Piazza S. Pietro (Monticchio)


15 Sorrento - Sant'Agata (approx.4.5 km) via Acquacarbone

Porta di Massa (Piazza Veniero), Via Fuoro, trav.Capo, Via Capo, Via Capodimonte, Trav. Capodimonte, Via Priora, Trav. Priora, Nastro Verde, Via Acquacarbone,Via Olivella, Corso Sant'Agata, Largo Padre Ludovico da Casoria (Sant'Agata)

TOLOMEO 2021 is a project developed by Giovanni Visetti, on behalf of Penisolaverde S.p.A. for the Municipality of Sorrento

The above text is liberally translated from Giovanni Visetti's Blog Discettazioni Erranti. Map and photo of tile also courtesy of Giovanni Visetti.

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