Pietrafagnana rock formation – Conca Cascades loop from Ponte Conca
Pietrafagnana rock formation – Conca Cascades loop from Ponte Conca
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Pietrafagnana rock formation – Conca Cascades loop from Ponte Conca
04:50
15.8km
530m
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Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Includes segments that may be dangerous
Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
After 9.83 km for 162 m
After 12.2 km for 100 m
Waypoints
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3.02 km
Monteboaggine Tower
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6.94 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
7.82 km
Pietrafagnana rock formation
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9.80 km
Pietrarubbia Castle
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10.0 km
Pietrarubbia village
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What is certainly certain is that the village belonged to the Counts of Carpegna as early as 1137, and was equipped with an imposing Castle that stood on a red stone rock (from which the name petra rubea derives, later becoming Pietrarubbia) overlooking the valley below, characterized by excellent natural defenses so much so that it was later called "castrum inexpugnabile".
The Montefeltro family originated from a branch of the Counts of Carpegna family, which gradually extended its influence throughout the Duchy of Urbino, with Pietrarubbia playing the role of an important defensive bulwark ...
In the following centuries Pietrarubbia was the scene of bloody battles, first between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions within the Montefeltro family, and then between the Montefeltros and the Malatestas, who fought for a long time for control of the Castle, which changed hands several times.
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The following centuries were certainly quieter than the era of great battles that had just ended, however Pietrarubbia, precisely because of its particular conformation that transformed it into an almost impregnable fortress, went through a phase of decline and progressive abandonment, as in a period of peace the defensive function of the Castle became superfluous, and the inhabitants gradually but inexorably moved towards the valley ...
The ancient village was completely depopulated around 1960, going through a phase of further decline, interrupted in the last years of the last century thanks also to the intervention of the famous sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro who, after having acquired the ownership of some of the most important buildings in the town, founded in 1990 the T.A.M., a school dedicated to the treatment of metals located right inside the historic center of Pietrarubbia.
Nowadays the village is completely renovated and, although not permanently inhabited, it is very popular with tourists or simply curious people attracted by this place that presents itself as a real open-air museum.
(Source: borghipesarourbino.it/castelli-e-rocche/pietrarubbia )
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12.3 km
Ponte Cappuccini Convent
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The village or locality of Ponte Cappuccini is 1.10 kilometers far from the same town of Pietrarubbia to which it belongs.
The Convent of Ponte Cappuccini was built to commemorate the passage and preaching of St. Francis of Assisi.
Inside, in addition to the room where San Giuseppe da Copertino lived, there are valuable works of art from the 17th century, a wooden altar and an interesting 17th-century via Crucis in terracotta.
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15.3 km
Cascate di Carpegna
Highlight • Waterfall
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15.3 km
Conca Waterfalls
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15.4 km
Conca Cascades
Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall
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15.8 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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7.60 km
4.22 km
3.23 km
408 m
309 m
Surfaces
9.92 km
2.45 km
1.71 km
750 m
599 m
309 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (950 m)
Lowest point (630 m)
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