Chestnut groves
M38
Level of difficulty
Type
Duration
2 hours 20 minutes
STARTING POINT
Marconi Square
Municipality of departure
Viola
Starting fee
840 m
POINT OF ARRIVAL
Marconi Square
Municipality of arrival
Viola
Arrival fee
840 m
Length of the route
23.3 km
MAXIMUM QUOTE.
1.340 m
Minimum fee
545 m
Uphill elevation gain
990 m
Downhill gradient
1.000 m
Charging column
Not present
Varied loop route that runs on both orographic sides of the valle Mongia, joining the municipalities of Viola and Lisio and reaching both the watershed towards the Casotto valley and the watershed towards the Tanaro valley.
Winding along a road that is sometimes unpaved and sometimes paved, the route winds through historic chestnut forests and passes through charming sites such as the Sanctuary of Madonna della Neve, built in the 17th century from a small votive shrine and expanded several times in the 19th century with the aim of creating a replica of the famous Sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette, to which the local population was devoted.
