Stage 13 · Fiastra → Ascoli Piceno
- Distance
- 85 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,340 m D+
- Difficulty
- Moderate-Challenging
- Surface
- 97% asphalt, 3% gravel · 0% on cycle routes
- Terrain
- Sibillini Mountains
- Hospitality
- Hotel
GPX 1.1 file with the track, elevation and the abbeys as waypoints. Tracks are calculated on real roads and cycle routes (OpenStreetMap): check them on the ground before you set off.
Stage map
Map of the stage Fiastra → Ascoli Piceno: track, start, finish, places to stay and abbeys
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Tracks calculated on real roads and cycle paths (OpenStreetMap); elevations from SRTM data — to be checked on the ground
Main climb: 3.6 km at 7.2% (up to 647 m)
Other climb: 3.3 km at 6.2% (up to 652 m)
This stage on Komoot
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Overview
A long, demanding stage that rounds the Sibillini Mountains along their eastern flank, through Apennine villages and remote valleys, to Ascoli Piceno, the city of travertine.
Notes from the road
The route never tires of climbing and dropping through the woods of the Sibillini. Amandola arrives like relief, its bars open on the piazza. The wind turns fast above a thousand metres, better to keep a jacket always within reach. Ascoli closes the day with travertine that glows at sunset.
What to see
Lake Fiastra, eastern flank of the Sibillini, Amandola, Montefortino and the Sanctuary of the Ambro, Comunanza, Ascoli Piceno with travertine Piazza del Popolo
Where to sleep
Sibillini agriturismo (55-85€); B&B in Ascoli Piceno (70-100€); hotels in Ascoli (80-130€); religious guesthouses (50-70€)
Where to eat
Olive all'ascolana, vincisgrassi, Ascoli mixed fry, Rosso Piceno, Ascoli anisetta
Tips
A long stage (85 km) of relentless rolling terrain: the toughest of the Marche section. Mountain weather changes fast: carry a rain shell. The final descent into Ascoli is fast.
Water & supplies
Fountains in Amandola and Comunanza, past the halfway point; between Fiastra and Amandola about 25 km of mountains with very few services. Irregular phone coverage below the Sibillini; carry food and a windproof. Ascoli Piceno has every service on arrival. After heavy rain the SS78 between Amandola and Comunanza is prone to landslides and single-lane traffic (most recently in April 2026): check before setting off.
Places to stay on this stage
- Rifugio Città di Amandolamountain hut
Loc. Campolungo, Amandola (FM) — 1.200 m- Price:
- Beds and restaurant serving local food, mountain-hut prices (on request)
- Open:
- Year-round (tel. 347 1921635 / 347 8295753)
- Facilities:
- Overnight stays in the hut, restaurant, base for hikes in the Sibillini Park
- Source:
- https://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.monti.sibillini/operatore.php?progressivooperatore=2998
Official hut of the Monti Sibillini National Park at the foot of Monte Amandola, ~5 km from Amandola on the Fiastra–Ascoli stage.
Abbeys on this stage
- Start abbey: Abbazia di Fiastra
An amateur, non-profit project. The tracks are indicative: everyone rides independently, at their own risk.