Cima di e Follicie

The peak of Cima di e Follicie is just northeast of the intersection of the boundaries of the communes of Olcani to the south, Ogliastro to the west and Sisco to the east. It is southeast of the village of Canari and west of the town of Sisco.[1]

Cima di e Follicie has a prominence of 956 metres (3,136 ft) and an elevation of 1,324 metres (4,344 ft). It is isolated by 29.21 kilometres (18.15 mi) from Monte Asto to the south-southwest.[2] It is the highest peak in the Monte Stello massif, surpassing Monte Stello by 18 metres (59 ft).[3] It looks over the Albo beach and Canelle point to the west and the sea around Sisco to the east.[4]

Cime di e Follicie consists of Cretaceous ophiolites that were formed during the Alpine orogeny.[5]

The hike from the village of Olcani climbs for almost 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). At first it follows a track that was meant to cross the cape but has never been paved, which climbs steeply at times to a small chapel in the San Giovanni pass, from where the track leads on to Sisco. A marked path leads towards the Pruberzulu rock, and from there to the summit.[4]

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  Cross on the "false summit"
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  Chapel of San Ghjuvà in Buca di San Ghjuvà
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  Pruberzulu rock on route up towards Cima di e Follicie
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  Monte Stello seen from Cima di e Follicie