Historic Mountain Routes | Path of Sant'Anna

The route, 64 km divided into 4 stages, is completely marked from the departure of the Cuneo railway station and alternatively also from Piazza Torino (bus station) up to the finish, with white and red trail signs bearing the logo of the Way on stickers on metal supports, signs and plates on hiking poles. Only in the final climb do the colors turn blue and yellow because the route coincides with the already existing traditional path.

Four stages:

1) Cuneo-Roccasparvera km 19.6

2) Roccasparvera-Demonte km 17.2

3) Demonte-Vinadio km 14.4

4) Vinadio-Santuario di S.Anna 12.6 Two parallel routes with different traffic intensities: - intense: SS 20, SS 21 and SP 255 (closed to vehicular traffic in the winter months); - reduced: SS 20, SP337 ( ex-military) and SP 255 (closed to vehicular traffic in the winter months).

The SP 255 leads to Colle della Lombarda, an Alpine pass connecting with France. The road is also used by shepherds to bring their herds to the pastures. In the last km it is possible to walk along the dirt path, which deviates from the roadway.

There are numerous accommodation facilities along the entire route of the Via, not only in the stopover locations: this allows you to modify the individual days of walking as you wish, changing their length or starting point. Local operators organize tourist packages on request, combining different activities, such as a visit to the Sant'Anna lakes, with the pilgrimage experience. It is also possible to enrich the experience of the Via by following the variants proposed by visitstura.it, to reach, for example, the Sanctuary of Monserrato, the ruins of the Roccasparvera Castle and Forte Neghino.

The variants are not marked on the ground, therefore it is necessary to download the GPX tracks published on visitstura.it to follow them in complete safety.