Walk 10 - Connecting two spots on the Nera, through the Coscerno

Since the age of times, the mountains of the Coscerno were crossed with paths connecting Spoleto to Cascia and Monteleone, passing through the valleys of the Nera and Tessino rivers. In the XVII century the Pope Urbano VIII commisioned the “iron road” that, starting from the roman Flaminia, reached the iron mines of Monteleone.

Our excursion partially covers these ancient paths, starting from da Santa Anatolia di Narco, touching the villages of Caso and Gavelliand taking you around the Monte Coscerno (m. 1684). Despite tha ancient path, it is a very isolated and environmentally interesting area. The vastoak and forests , the majestic beech forests and the unusual presence of a pine tree variety called Pino d'Aleppo, are the perfect frame to the habitat of thegolden eagle, the Greek partridge, wild cats and wolves. Along the way we will enjoy the forest of Valcasana, the valley Piano delle Melette, the green fields of Gavelli with a little lake in the middle,the valley of the Tessino, with the village of Poggiodomo and it’s fractions, the highland of Monte dell'Immagine, dotted with rural buildings, pasturelands and sheep. Our way ends at Vallo di Nera, one of the most peculiar villages of the Valnerina where we can enjoy both the intact medieval urban fabric, and the most genuine products of these lands.