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"From the Santuario di San Luca near Monte Acuto, followed the signed path to Caccume. This path is not on the paper maps, but is on the peakery map. It is well signed and traverses the side of Monte Gemma without losing or gaining much height. The only challenge to those like me who try to avoid GPS and read the landscape is judging where to break off and head up Colle di Trevi. One is tempted to do so before you round that hill and it might well be possible, but if one continues through the beech and oak forest, the light of the sky gives a certain indication that the right moment is coming. The CAI signs actually continue up Trevi which is comprised of three or so minor rises, before magically disappearing at the foot of the beginning of the ridge of Monte Gemma. From here I climbed the first peak of this ridge, then descended and went along to Punta di Torricelle. Returning to the saddle between Trevi and peak 1011, I rounded the north side of Trevi on a faint path which became clearer toward the sorgente (a concrete basin really). From here the path became a little tighter but clear enough, descending to the ridge to the east. Soon after things went a little wrong. I'd anticipa..." — vygodski • Nov 23, 2020