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Escursione alla grotta Sant'Angelo - Palombaro (Ch)

Pennapiedimonte, Chieti · Abruzzo•1 day•Hiking · 850 m
Experience
Day hikes
Difficulty ?
EASY
Where?
Chieti, Abruzzo
On your own?
No problem
Points
+13
Escursione alla grotta Sant'Angelo - Palombaro (Ch)
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Overview
The experience
Difficulty
What's included
Itinerary
Carpooling
What to bring
Your guide
Reviews
Questions
WHY THIS HIKE

The Sant'Angelo di Palombaro Cave

Grotta Sant'Angelo, nel Comune di Palombaro (Ch) è a circa 750 m slm., ed è all’interno dell’antico feudo Ugni, parte integrante del Parco Nazionale della Maiella e della riserva naturale Fara S.Martino – Palombaro. Dedicata a S. Angelo, la chiesa fu costruita probabilmente tra XI e XII secolo, come attesta il sistema decorativo architettonico assimilabile a quello presente in S. Liberatore a Maiella. Attualmente l’edificio è totalmente spoglio, ma le testimonianze ricordano che fino agli anni Trenta era presente un altare e due nicchie con statuine di santi. Nella parete della grotta antistante la chiesa e su di uno sperone posto all’ingresso dell’androne, sono scavate quattro vasche di raccolta dell’acqua. E' accessibile tramite un sentiero naturale che ripercorre il tracciato di un antico braccio tratturale della Maiella che conduceva ai pascoli del Martellese e del monte Ugni, il tutto immerso nella pace dei faggi, con un affaccio carsico dal quale si può godere della vista del mare. Una magia incastonata in un luogo già incredibile creato dal lavorio millenario della mescolanza tra acqua e roccia.

Group chat a couple of days before
Come alone, leave with new friends

The experience

Grotta Sant'Angelo, nel Comune di Palombaro (Ch) è a circa 750 m slm., ed è all’interno dell’antico feudo Ugni, parte integrante del Parco Nazionale della Maiella e della riserva naturale Fara S.Martino – Palombaro. Dedicata a S. Angelo, la chiesa fu costruita probabilmente tra XI e XII secolo, come attesta il sistema decorativo architettonico assimilabile a quello presente in S. Liberatore a Maiella. Attualmente l’edificio è totalmente spoglio, ma le testimonianze ricordano che fino agli anni Trenta era presente un altare e due nicchie con statuine di santi. Nella parete della grotta antistante la chiesa e su di uno sperone posto all’ingresso dell’androne, sono scavate quattro vasche di raccolta dell’acqua. E' accessibile tramite un sentiero naturale che ripercorre il tracciato di un antico braccio tratturale della Maiella che conduceva ai pascoli del Martellese e del monte Ugni, il tutto immerso nella pace dei faggi, con un affaccio carsico dal quale si può godere della vista del mare. Una magia incastonata in un luogo già incredibile creato dal lavorio millenario della mescolanza tra acqua e roccia.

GOOD TO KNOW
Group chat
It opens a couple of days before: that's where the meeting point is confirmed and carpooling is arranged.
Free cancellation up to 1 days before
You pay nothing when you book.
+13 Guiddy points
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Not suitable for dogs
This time your dog stays at home.

How hard is it, really

Guiddy scale
EASY
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
350 m D+ · 6 km · 3 h
Exposure and exposed sections
NONE
No exposed sections reported on the route.
VERTIGO RISK
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 3 h and 350 m of ascent ahead, an easy pace, suitable for beginners
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Hiking shoes, 1.5 litres of water, a snack and a windproof jacket. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included in the price

✓INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
✕NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Pennapiedimonte
To get there, there's Guiddy carpooling, below.

Itinerary

One day, approximate times. The final details come in the group chat.

Elevation gain
350 m
Max altitude
850 m
Distance
6 km
Duration
3 h
Day
6 km · D+ 350 m · 3 h
Map
The stops · 6 km
Meeting point 8:45approximate
Punto di ritrovo, Pennapiedimonte, provincia di Chieti, Italia. The exact time is confirmed in the group chat. We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
HOW TO GET THERE
08:45MEETING
Meeting point
Meeting point and breakfast at the bar (for those who need it)

How do you get to Pennapiedimonte? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike. No technical gear: just good shoes and a well-packed backpack.

Windproof
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Layered clothing
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking poles
RECOMMENDED
Change of clothes
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Guerrino C.
Guerrino C.
· 5 outings
We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Guerrino, an environmental hiking guide and a lifelong lover of nature. I started going to the mountains as a teenager. Then came canyoning and caving, to get to know this splendid world better and better — from inside and underneath it too, not just from the trails. What I want to pass on are the strong feelings you get crossing all the colours of our land: the endless shades of green and blue among mountains, waterfalls and centuries-old trees that always greet you kindly. And I hope that with the wonder and the falling in love with nature will come, all by themselves, respect and the wish to teach new generations about sustainable development, protecting the fine balance between nature and art, history and the best of this beautiful country. 🌿 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

Italiano
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

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Questions?

I've only done easy trails, can I come?
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Paths, mule tracks or wide trails requiring little physical preparation. You need to be fit enough to walk for 3 h with 350 m of ascent. If in doubt, message Ibex on WhatsApp.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
⌄
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Escursione alla grotta Sant'Angelo - Palombaro (Ch)

Escursione alla grotta Sant'Angelo - Palombaro (Ch)

Pennapiedimonte, Chieti (CH) · Abruzzo
1 day · Hiking · 850 m
New: you'll be among the first Guidders to do it
Elevation gain
350 m
Max altitude
850 m
Distance
6 km
Exposed sections
None
Duration
3 h
Guiddy points
+13
6 photos
+2 photos
WHY THIS HIKE

The Sant'Angelo di Palombaro Cave

Grotta Sant'Angelo, nel Comune di Palombaro (Ch) è a circa 750 m slm., ed è all’interno dell’antico feudo Ugni, parte integrante del Parco Nazionale della Maiella e della riserva naturale Fara S.Martino – Palombaro. Dedicata a S. Angelo, la chiesa fu costruita probabilmente tra XI e XII secolo, come attesta il sistema decorativo architettonico assimilabile a quello presente in S. Liberatore a Maiella. Attualmente l’edificio è totalmente spoglio, ma le testimonianze ricordano che fino agli anni Trenta era presente un altare e due nicchie con statuine di santi. Nella parete della grotta antistante la chiesa e su di uno sperone posto all’ingresso dell’androne, sono scavate quattro vasche di raccolta dell’acqua. E' accessibile tramite un sentiero naturale che ripercorre il tracciato di un antico braccio tratturale della Maiella che conduceva ai pascoli del Martellese e del monte Ugni, il tutto immerso nella pace dei faggi, con un affaccio carsico dal quale si può godere della vista del mare. Una magia incastonata in un luogo già incredibile creato dal lavorio millenario della mescolanza tra acqua e roccia.

Come alone, leave with new friends

How hard is it

Guiddy scale
EASY
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
350 m D+ · 6 km · 3 h
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 3 h and 350 m of ascent ahead, an easy pace, suitable for beginners
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Hiking shoes, 1.5 litres of water, a snack and a windproof jacket. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included

INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Pennapiedimonte

Itinerary

Day · approximate times
Map
Stops · 6 km
Meeting point 8:45Punto di ritrovo
We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
08:45MEETING
Meeting point
Meeting point and breakfast at the bar (for those who need it)

How do you get to Pennapiedimonte? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike.
Windproof
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Layered clothing
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking poles
RECOMMENDED
Change of clothes
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Guerrino C.
Guerrino C.
5 outings with Guiddy
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Guerrino, an environmental hiking guide and a lifelong lover of nature. I started going to the mountains as a teenager. Then came canyoning and caving, to get to know this splendid world better and better — from inside and underneath it too, not just from the trails. What I want to pass on are the strong feelings you get crossing all the colours of our land: the endless shades of green and blue among mountains, waterfalls and centuries-old trees that always greet you kindly. And I hope that with the wonder and the falling in love with nature will come, all by themselves, respect and the wish to teach new generations about sustainable development, protecting the fine balance between nature and art, history and the best of this beautiful country. 🌿 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Reviews

— · none yet
Ibex
The first reviews come after the outing
Only from people who were really there.

You'll be among the first to share your story.

Questions?

I've only done easy trails, can I come?
⌄
Paths, mule tracks or wide trails requiring little physical preparation. You need to be fit enough to walk for 3 h with 350 m of ascent. If in doubt, message Ibex on WhatsApp.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
⌄
Ibex
Still unsure? Message Ibex on WhatsApp →
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