M. Faudo

Classic Imperiese trip not to be missed, doable in mid-winter with sunny weather, very nice descents.

Departure from Civezza, climb on asphalt, leaving out the initial cut that makes the gps track. Arrived at the chapel of S.Brigida, continue on the dirt road to the Faudo that climbs parallel to the ridge that we will travel downhill. After a rather strenuous ramp you come to a col, turn left and continue on more digestible slopes until you reach a bend from which the last stretch to the summit starts.

From the summit of Faudo (1149 m) you could return to the previous junction to take the descent path, we to give a slightly more adventurous and aesthetic turn to the tour descend on the scenic south ridge following the trail tracks until we reach a rocky drop with a very impressive view. A few steps on foot and we find ourselves in a meadowy basin from which we turn left and follow tracks that then get a bit lost until at will we drop down to intercept the dirt road immediately below that takes us back to the attack of the Faudo ridge trail.

The ridge trail is a lot of fun, fast but always to be driven between the rocks, a real treat; having intersected the uphill dirt road we continue with a few short climbs until we arrive with a 36-tooth smile at the chapel of S.Brigida. From the chapel square, follow tracks among the Mediterranean scrub to the right of the road until you get onto the Boazzo trail with a nice, rocky trail in places. You arrive on a dirt road, cross it to continue on a descent that is now more technical with some challenging but very enjoyable bends and steeps that end on flat dirt road that we follow until we reach Civezza.