Highlights and tour details
From the square in the hamlet of Sant'Anna (church) keep left, first on asphalt (ignoring the deviations towards Colle della Ciabra) and then on the forest dirt road for 3.1 km to the wide clearing where the chapel of San Chiaffredo (San Damiano Macra) stands. Remain on the main road and shortly you reach the hamlet of Roi (1212 mt) and, a little further on, you take the old mule track on the right bordered by dry stone walls that reaches Mostiola. Keep on along the hillside avoiding the various detours that go down to the valley until you reach the hamlet of Molineri di Pagliero (972 mt). The last stretch of about 1.5 km that leads to Pagliero is along an asphalt road, first downhill then at the deviation to San Damiano Macra, uphill until the end of the stage.
Attractions
The solar quadrant (sundial and soularies in Occitan) on the ancient bell tower of the parish church of S. Giovanni Battista in Pagliero.
Support points
Hotel Trattoria Stage stop-off point Bar "ROCCERÉ **" Frazione S. Anna, 135 - ROCCABRUNA 0171-918962 roccere@tiscali.it - www.albergoroccere.it Hotel Restaurant "LA PINETA*** "Piazzale Sant’Anna, 6 – Fr. Sant’Anna ROCCABRUNA 0171-918472 / 0171-905856 - 366-3665262 info@lapinetaalbergo.it - www.lapinetaalbergo.it Bar and GTA stop-off point "PAGLIERO" Borgata Chiesa 2/4 – Fraz. Pagliero – SAN DAMIANO MACRA 0171-900140 pagliero.postotappa@yahoo.it - www.visitvallemaira.it/pages/RifugiPosti Inn Room rental Restaurant "IL CAMPO DELLA QUERCIA" Borgata Alberti, 1 – Fraz. Pagliero – SAN DAMIANO MACRA 333-3328836 info@locandailcampodellaquercia.com - www.locandailcampodellaquercia.com
Access
Roccabruna and San Damiano Macra can be reached with your own means of transport or with the bus departing from Cuneo www.buscompany.it/ati/orari www.benese.it/orari-bus.
Other information
Itinerary code: POC
Phone coverage: Vodafone 100%
Recommended period:
May-October
Access by public transport: Yes
Classification: Medium and low mountain provincial
Provinces crossed: Cuneo
Notes on public transport
Departure, arrival and municipalities crossed
Stages
- Occitan Trails (175,50 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 1 Ciciu di Villar - Frazione Sant'Anna di Roccabruna (16,05 km)
- Occitan routes: Stage 2 Frazione Sant'Anna di Roccabruna - Frazione Pagliero di San Damiano Macra (8,54 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 3 Frazione Pagliero di San Damiano Macra - Frazione Camoglieres (10,78 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 4 Frazione Camoglieres - San Martino Inferiore (16,93 km)
- Percorsi Occitan: Stage 5 San Martino Inferiore - Elva (6,91 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 6 Elva - San Michele di Prazzo (9,74 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 7 San Michele di Prazzo - Borgata Ussolo (5,94 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 8 Borgata Ussolo - Borgata Chiappera (14,66 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 9 Borgata Chiappera - Borgata Chialvetta (14,87 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 10 Borgata Chialvetta - Rifugio della Gardetta (7,55 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 11 Rifugio della Gardetta - Borgata Arata (20,16 km)
- Occitan routes: Stage 12 Borgata Arata - Borgata Palent (9,12 km)
- Occitan Routes: Stage 13 Borgata Palent - Borgata Chiesa (9,27 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 14 Borgata Chiesa - Cartignano (19,60 km)
- Percorsi Occitani: Stage 15 Cartignano - Dronero (7,87 km)