Itinerary 59 - Colli di Fontanelle - Sant'Agata

Departure point

Colli di Fontanelle (Piazza Sagristani)

Arrival point

Sant'Agata (largo Padre Ludovico da Casoria)

Difficulty

T

Waymarking

Waymarks Red waymarks and tiles

Total distance

4200 m

Elevation

+180 - 132 m

Min altitude

347 m

Max altitude

527 m

Shared departure points

Information

This itinerary passes through 3 different municipalities located towards the end of the Sorrento peninsula (Sant'Agnello, Sorrento and Massa Lubrense). The first 400 metres have the same waymarks as the CAI300 path.

The route starts in Piazza Sagristani, Colli di Fontanelle, going immediately uphill along Via Pietrapiana. Continue straight on until you come out onto the main road. Carefully cross the road to the steps opposite, always along Via Pietrapiana. Once back on the main road, turn left, cross over and after 60 metres turn right onto a dirt track at the side of a house. This will bring you once more onto the main road where, turning left and crossing over to the other side, you will come to a steep lane to the right thirty metres further on, which starts off asphalted, then cobbled before turning into a dirt track. Keep on going straight ahead and you will come to some very steep, rough steps taking you up to the side of a house opposite the Gulf of Salerno. Turn right continuing along a better surfaced lane that goes gently up and down. At the end of a short stretch uphill, you will come to a widening where you can go into the Delle Tore pinewood. Our itinerary continues along a very panoramic road alongside the pinewood, with the Gulf of Salerno and Li Galli islands always in sight. Along the way you will see several other entrances to the pinewood, so if you wish, you can alternate the road with paths in the woods, choosing either the central avenue or the route to the north with its views of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius. (N.B. – At the moment some areas of the woods are off limits so please pay attention to the notices). Keep on going straight ahead and you will come to a T junction where you turn left downhill to an entrance with a bar across it. Go past the bar and into the lane and continue walking through the olive groves. Once past an intersection on the left, you will soon come to a viewpoint above the Terranova Agriturismo overlooking the islands of l'Isca (previously owned by Eduardo De Filippo) and Li Galli. Continue straight ahead following the road for another 900 metres until you come to the main road where, turning left, 150 metres further on you will come to a T junction. Turn left again and after another 100 metres the itinerary finishes in Largo Ludovico da Casoria, near the tourist info point and the bus stop.

How to get to the starting point

From the port: Proceed uphill along via Luigi De Maio. After 400 metres you will come to a hairpin bend with steps opposite taking you directly to Piazza Tasso. Turn left and walk for about 400 metres to the square with the fountain where you turn right to the station and the bus stop. You can also take the shuttle bus to the station if you prefer. Take the bus as per below.

From Sorrento station: Take the Sorrento - Positano - Amalfi (via Nastro Verde) bus getting off at Colli di Fontanelle.

Coordinate gps Google Maps

GPS coordinates

Departure point

40.613038, 14.407664

Arrival point

40.606072, 14.374509

Painted signs

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Description of the itinerary

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piazza Sagristani

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via Pietrapiana

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ss 145 Sorrentina

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via San Martino alla Marecoccola

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via Marecoccola

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Pineta delle Tore

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via Pontone

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Nastro Azzurro

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corso Sant'Agata

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largo Padre Ludovico da Casoria

Comments and reviews

Amazing views and very peaceful

Helen Mears

03-12-2022

We followed this itinerary in November 2022. The first part out of Colli di Fontanelle was easy to follow but the next section (after turning off by the house) was more difficult and involved a narrow path in bad condition which was overgrown with vegetation. The rough steps in the next part were indeed steep and this section was very wet following rain the previous day so boots are recommended if you are walking outside of the summer months. Once at the top the walking was very easy with beautiful views of the coast and forest. We saw many butterflies and reptiles, even though it was November! We did not see many markers to show the way but the route was obvious until we reached the T junction when it became more difficult to know the right way. The bar across the road was not there but if you follow signs to the Agricola de Tore this will take you the right way and give more lovely views. Despite the difficulties this was our favourite itinerary.


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