Abruzzo and The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S starting at Scanno
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Recorded distance
458 km
Riding-time estimate
8 h 06
Journey
Recorded itinerary
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From Scanno it runs 458 km to Scanno; allow about 8 h 06 of riding. On the way it passes The Via Appia in Fundi, The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae, The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S and back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,350 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abruzzo
The high Apennines of Abruzzo are the least tamed part of central Italy. Most of it lies within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, created in 1922, one of the oldest in Italy, where the Marsican brown bear, a distinct population found nowhere else, still survives in small numbers. Apennine wolves, chamois, red deer and golden eagles live here too, and in autumn the roaring of stags carries through the beech woods.
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Planning note
Abruzzo is where the day begins. Next is The Via Appia in Fundi.
2. The Via Appia in Fundi
The Via Appia, the queen of Roman roads, runs straight through the middle of Fondi, and the town's grid of streets still follows the plan of the Roman settlement it once was. Built from 312 BC to link Rome with Capua and later extended to Brindisi, the Appia crossed the coastal plain here, between the mountains and the sea, and Fondi grew up around it as a stopping place. In the historic centre, the main street follows the line of the ancient road, and stretches of the Roman walls survive, built of huge polygonal blocks. The Via Appia was recognised by UNESCO in 2024 as a World Heritage Site, with Fondi as one of its components.
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Planning note
The Via Appia in Fundi comes up 49 km in. Next is The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae.
3. The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The queen of roads, the Romans called it: the Via Appia, begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, ran from Rome to Capua and later on to Brindisi, the gateway to Greece and the East. Near Formia, the old road comes down from the hills of Itri to the coast of the Gulf of Gaeta, and a stretch of it, with its paving stones and roadside monuments, survives in the countryside. In 2024, UNESCO listed the Via Appia as a whole, and this section between the eighty-third mile from Rome and the ancient town of Formiae is one of its pieces.
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Planning note
99 km in you reach The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae. Next is The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S.
4. The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
The Via Appia, the Queen of Roads, ran from Rome to Brindisi, and in 2024 UNESCO inscribed long stretches of it as a single World Heritage site. Near Mondragone, on the coast of northern Campania, the road passes the site of Sinuessa, a Roman colony that once guarded the route where it reached the sea after crossing the coastal plains from the north. Not a great deal stands above ground today, so this is a place where you read the landscape rather than tour the ruins.
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Planning note
Abruzzo closes the day.
Leg by leg
Abruzzo to The Via Appia in Fundi
Abruzzo → The Via Appia in Fundi is 89 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
The Via Appia in Fundi to The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The Via Appia in Fundi → The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae to The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae → The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S to back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S → back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae to back through The Via Appia in Fundi
back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae → back through The Via Appia in Fundi is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia in Fundi to Abruzzo
back through The Via Appia in Fundi → Abruzzo is 89 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.