Via Ferrata Rocca di Badolo - Sasso Marconi (BO) - Emilia Romagna

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The Rocca di Badolo, a small hill in the lower Bolognese Apennines, reaches 476.2 m above sea level.

The vertical sandstone walls of the Pliocene Contrafforte are the training ground for Bolognese climbers. Given that by its nature, the rock does not present irregularities such as allowing free climbing, the climbers have dug it and equipped it in such a way as to make it what today is considered the gym par excellence of Bologna.

The Pliocene Ferrata was initially set up in 1976 to facilitate access to the stops of the lower climbing routes or to reach the departures of the medium and high streets.

Until recently, the via Ferrata, from the start, ended in the "terrace" called "Badolo alto." In 2015 the route was refurbished and, in addition to making the steel cable tighter and more stable, the last section was added that leads to the summit.

The via ferrata begins next to a dihedral with a vertical ladder and continues immediately after the end of the cable of the first section. The second cable also begins vertically, straddling a crevasse that rises along the wall and which, once passed, leads to a series of brackets well fixed in the rock.

Passing in the middle of a post leads to the second staircase (shorter but more overhanging). The path becomes much quieter at the end of the stairs, and after a few meters, the second section also ends.

At the end of the second section, we find ourselves on the terrace where the via ferrata once ended. But, as already mentioned, since 2015, the via ferrata has continued along the rock, leading up to the top of the fortress of Badolo. And from here, you can enjoy a beautiful 360 ° panorama.

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