Nature
Nature
The Cammino dei Borghi Silenti unfolds along the slopes of the Amerini Mountains in southwestern Umbria. The sub-Apennine mountain range on the Tyrrhenian side extends from the city of Narni to Civitella del Lago, a hamlet of the municipality of Baschi, in the province of Terni, between the Nera River to the south and the Tiber River to the north. The Amerini Mountains consist mainly of limestone rocks of the Umbro-Marches pelasgic succession. The mountain peaks are mostly rounded and covered with meadows, the highest elevation being Mount Croce di Serra at an altitude of 996 meters above sea level, from which the view sweeps over much of central Italy, from Tuscia to southern Tuscany in the west to all of Umbria, the Sibillini Mountains, the Gran Sasso and Terminillo in the east. Flora: The Amerini Mountains are home to the largest oak forest in central Italy, but the forests are also rich in chestnut, hornbeam, turkey oak, downy oak, maple and oak. Fauna: There are foxes, Apennine wolves, hares, wild boars, fallow deer, porcupines, as well as a great variety of birds (about 50 species). Characteristic of the places is the presence of the marten, a mustelid not very common in Italy.
The path
The walking route is about 90 km long and is mainly on dirt roads, mountain paths and some short sections of secondary paved roads. The Cammino dei Borghi Silenti is traced as a loop and revolves around Mount Croce di Serra, the highest point in the Amerini Mountains with its almost 1,000 meters in height; it is necessary to carefully follow the yellow-colored signs, as per the legend, as the trail runs through large uninhabited sections with long passages through the woods.