Tourist Consortium A.P.M. - Abetone Montagna Pistoiese

From public square of Pyramids (m 1385) (2) the road is taken that they in direction of the Aviary knows leggermente, and after approximately 50 meters she is turned aside to right, advanceing itself in the forest of Boscolungo (3) . Exceeded the metallic slab of the Forest one, the distance continues in falsopiano on road sterrata, catching up, after approximately two kilometers, one Fontana in stone. Continuing on the left, path n. 5 is feed that it goes around to average coast Mounts Maiori (4) and it is combined at first to the foce of the Verginina di Serrabassa and therefore to the Small house of Lapo (5) . The summits of the Mount Open Book are raggiungibili, in little less than two hours, covering the path of crinale (n. 0-0 CAI) that it passes in the pressed ones of the shelter; instead our route it continues on the left along the mulattiera that, through oadsteads faggete (6) and mirtilleti (7) , they knows, with some hairpin curves, to the source of the "Walloon of the faggi". This goes is enclosed them to right from the summit of Mount Lookout (m 1896) and on the left from the Mount sandstone walls (8) Rotodo (m 1937) that entirety forms the "Open Book". In the modenese depositor of the Round Mount it is possible to observe, in the summery season, the closing of rododendro (the 9), typical alpine essence, implanted in these places approximately 200.000 years ago during the last freezing. From the source escursionistico snetiero MPT (marks them white man-red) will lead back us to the Small house of Lapo. 1. Abetone: Anciently all the zone was called "Boscolungo" for the presence of one driven in forest of firs and faggi; the name of the borgata one seems that drifts from a large fir pulled down in proximity of the step. 2. Pyramids: They have been constructed on the tosco-modenese border in 1777 to memory of the road "Ximeniana" and "Garden", the works of the Granduca of Tuscany Leopoldo and of the Duca of Modena Francisco III On ciascuna pyramid observe the coats of arms of the states to which they belonged and Latin registrations dedicated to the monarchs. 3. Forest of Boscolungo: This forest extends for approximately 2700 hectares and is constituted mainly from secular firs. The fir white man (abies dawn) catches up heights around to the 40 meters, has a levigata straight log with corteccia white woman-grey and the chioma it is of conical shape. The needles are green dark in the advanced part, while in that inferior they are white man bluastri and its pigne centimeters catch up lengths of 10-15. 4. Mount Maiori (m 1562): Small relief between the step of the Abetone and the Foce of the Verginetta. From the top, easy raggiungibile with path n. 0-0 CAI in the pressed ones of Fontana in stone, is possible to observe the evocative panorama of the Appennine ridge from North to the Northeast and the summits of the abetonese comprensorio to South. 5. Small house of Lapo: Small open shelter only in the summery period. 6. Faggio (Fagus Silvatica L.) High until 30 meters, with tondeggiante log, chioma wide and ramificata, corteccia it smooths down clear gray. It has the short-lived leaves, of color green dark lucente in the advanced part and more luminosity in that inferior. In our zone one meets until 1800 meters with the fir white man. 7. Mirtillo (Vaccinium Mitillus L.) Bush that can catch up i 30 cm of height, of color green dark. The fruits are berries black bluastre from the dimensions of a pea. It grows in the forests of conifers and latifoglie, in the prati ones and the glades. The fruits, collected in the summery period with special rakes, are a lot appreciate to you are freschi that in marmellate and syrups. 8. Sandstone: Sedimentaria cliff that has been formed approximately 40 million years ago as a result of gigantic submarine landslides that have transported enormous amounts of detritico material, depositing it in river basins of deep sea. 9. Rododendro (Rhododendron Ferrugineum L.) (protected species) cespuglioso Shrub sempreverde with flowers to shape of red bell tower with 5 lobes porpora. It grows in groups on the cliff and humid, rich lands of humus.