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Triora: Hotel La Stregatta
Pigna: B&B Col di Tempo
Weather: before setting off, check the Visorando or Météo blue weather forecast
Hiking gear, especially good shoes.
Triora - Pigna
This first stage will take you from Triora to Pigna. Triora is a medieval village known as the “village of witches” (il paese delle streghe). It is the most important village in the Argentina Valley. Triora is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. After walking along the Nervia, you will arrive in Pigna. The historic centre of the village is distinctive for its narrow streets arranged in concentric rings around the houses. Pigna is also a spa town.
This walk is part of a multi-day hike: From Triora to Ventimiglia
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 17.29 km -
Average duration: 7h 30 -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 886 m -
Descent: - 1,379 m -
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Highest point: 1,278 m -
Lowest point: 245 m
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Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 767 m - Hotel La Stregatta
- 1 : km 2.33 - alt. 554 m - Bridge over the Argentina
- 2 : km 4.24 - alt. 654 m - Rio Grognardo
- 3 : km 6.72 - alt. 1,144 m - Colle Langan route
- 4 : km 8.63 - alt. 1,277 m - Crossroads
- 5 : km 14.13 - alt. 610 m - Route
- 6 : km 14.97 - alt. 413 m - Lacet
- 7 : km 15.85 - alt. 280 m - Crossroads
- 8 : km 16.54 - alt. 262 m - Nervia Torrent
- E : km 17.29 - alt. 282 m - B&B via Col Tempo
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