Sentiero Tanaro: Tappa 15: Viola St Gree - Pamparato (Borgo di Valcasotto)

From Viola St Gree, (arrival point of stage 3A) continue to climb on a dirt road, up to the locality "pietra della Madonna" 1550 meters above sea level, the place where it is said that an ancient apparition of the Madonna took place; in the stone there is a small votive altar. From here you enter the "Conca di Prato Rotondo" , and having crossed the source area of the Mongia Torrent, you arrive after about 3.5 km of walking in Prato Rotondo; a large grassy plateau at altitudes between 1500 and 1600 meters and home to some summer pasture structures. The stage continues on the ancient connecting road between Prato Rotondo and Colle di Casotto to go back down to Colle di Casotto - Loc. Accampamento (1377 m asl) which you meet after about 4 km, leaving Bric Mondino (1853 m asl) to the west ). From here, after skirting the structures of the Garessio 2000 ski lifts, take the path that leads to Castello di Casotto, an ancient mule track that runs parallel to the Rio Crosa and lower than the Provincial Road SP178 connecting Garessio and Pamparato . The trail reaches Castello di Casotto after about 2 km and, skirting the Torrente Casotto, it first reaches the Correria del Castello and then the hamlet of Valcasotto (1000 m).