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Monks' Pass – Prati di Mezzo loop from Prati di Mezzo

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Monks' Pass – Prati di Mezzo loop from Prati di Mezzo

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Monks' Pass – Prati di Mezzo loop from Prati di Mezzo

03:06

8.29km

550m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise

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768 m

Stone Trough with Animal Skull

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Point with water

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Monks' Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

(1967mt) The Monaci Pass is located on the border between Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, crossed since ancient times by pilgrims, traders and bandits.

The monks used to place a stone when they reached the pass. Over the years, piles of a couple of meters high have formed, clearly visible in the center of the plateau, making it a characteristic sign of recognition.

The name of the Monaci Pass comes from a legend: three monks died during a storm while trying to cross the pass. The story is plausible, given the difficulty in identifying it if you come from the west and there is fog, and considering that historically the mule track that passes it connected the territories of the important abbeys of S. Vincenzo al Volturno and Montecassino.

This very particular territory is the kingdom of a historic herd of Apennine chamois, which performs acrobatics between leaps, cliffs and steep meadows, grazing on grass or resting comfortably on sheer walls.

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