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SIXTH STAGE

From Offagna to Sirolo

Sirolo
Spiaggia Urbani, e promontorio del Conero

Final stage of TraversaMarche, with arrival on the coast.

The path starts from Offagna, through hilly landscapes, descending towards Ponte dell'Aspio, surrounded by greenery.

You quickly cross the valley floor to the Aspio Terme area, where industry and commerce, and related traffic, are bustling, then you find a rural landscape again, and you go up to the beautiful village of Camerano, thus entering the Conero Regional Park.

A down- and up-hill path leads to Massignano, from where you descend the slopes of Monte Conero to Sirolo, the arrival point.


Towards San Biagio

From Piazza del Comune in Offagna,

Offagna
Piazza del Comune

you go down to Via dell'Arengo, following it entirely; after 260 m from the start you reach a large roundabout, which you go around to the right, to take the third exit, Via De Gasperi:

Bivio sx

Offagna
imboccando Via A. De Gasperi

About 400 m further on, you continue straight on Via Massa, following it for 360 m,

In cammino
lungo Via Massa

then at a fork, you keep left, continuing along Via San Bernardino, for about 1500 m:

In cammino
lungo Via San Bernardino

A left turn follows,

Bivio sx

and 190 m further on you join the SP 28 to the right.

You continue on the SP 28 for about 2.5 km, following straights and curves, until you reach the intersection with Via Ancona, on the outskirts of the town of San Biagio.


Crossing the Valley of Aspio

You continue straight along Via Colle San Biagio for 900 m, then turn left onto a dirt road, just after an electricity line pylon.

You follow it for 860 m, in the middle of the countryside, up to a crossroads where you take Via Colle San Biagio, on the right, and follow it for 460 m, up to the motorway underpass.

About 150 m further on, you come across Via Aspio Terme, SS 16; you take it to the left, and 30 m further on cross you it to the right, with due caution, to take Via Stazione.

Another 150 m further on, immediately after the railway underpass, you turn left into Via Farfisa, following it for just over 400 m, until you reach a roundabout, without a pavement, which you go around to the right,

Rotonda sx

continuing straight along the same street, for 180 m.

You then reach another roundabout, where you turn right, along the Direttissima del Conero, which has no pavement and is very busy:

Rotonda dx

Follow it carefully for 380 m, towards the south-east,

In cammino
lungo la Direttissima del Conero

and then turn left onto Via Fontanelle, a quiet country road:

Deviazione sx


Towards Camerano

You find yourself immersed in greenery again, after the necessary urban interlude:

In cammino
verso Camerano

Campagna
salendo verso Camerano

From the beginning of the road, you proceed for approximately 1.6 km,

In cammino
lungo Via Fontanelle

overcoming a 160 m difference in altitude with varying slope, until you reach the outskirts of Camerano:

Camerano
Via Fontanelle

You come across Via Provinciale Cameranense, which you follow to the right for about 30 m, then take Via Marinelli on the left:

Attraversamento

Camerano
Via Marinelli

Via Marinelli continues without interruption into Via Garibaldi,

Camerano
imboccando Via Garibaldi

and 520 m after leaving the provincial road, you arrive to the center of Camerano, in Piazza Roma:

Camerano


Towards Massignano

You leave Camerano proceeding along Via Maratti, and a short stretch of Via Loretana, for a total of 220 m;

Camerano
Via Loretana

then take a staircase on the right:

Deviazione dx

About 60 m further on, at the intersection of Via Loretana and Via S. Germano, you take the latter, slightly to the left:

Attraversamento

You walk north-east for 320 m, then deviate slightly to the right taking Via Massignano:

Bivio dx

You go down the road for 860 m:

In cammino
verso Massignano

In cammino
verso Massignano

Then you turn left onto Via Bagnolo, a country road, following it for 500 m;

Bivio sx

in the meantime there is a the curve to the right,

In cammino
verso Massignano

with signs for path 316,

Bivio dx

then the curve to the left,

In cammino
verso Massignano

and then turn right (again sign for path 316),

Bivio dx

You proceed through the countryside for less than 900 m,

In cammino
verso Massignano

while Camerano is now more than 1 km behind:

Camerano
visto dal sentiero per Massignano

You continue along the beautiful path, now uphill,

In cammino
 verso Massignano

passing a house,

In cammino
 verso Massignano

and proceeding at times through the vegetation,

In cammino
verso Massignano

then on a narrow track between the fields:

In cammino
verso Massignano

You come across Via Massignano again, and take it on the left:

Bivio sx

You follow the road for 680 m, uphill,

In cammino
verso Massignano

with magnificent views of the landscape:

Panorama con ginestre
dal sentiero per Massignano

until you reach the center of Massignano, a typical hill village:

Massignano


Towards Sirolo

You take your time for a short chat with some friendly members of the local Therapeutic Community,

Massignano
gli amici della Comunità Terapeutica

a look towards the sea,

Panorama verso il mare
da Massignano

then you continue for another 300 m, until you find, shortly after the town, the SP 1, which has no longer been very busy since the Strada Direttissima del Conero was built; you take it to the right:

Bivio stradale dx

In cammino
verso Sirolo

You follow it downhill for about 1.2 km, then turn right near a left bend:

Deviazione
leggermente a dx

You continue along a very quiet road, surrounded by greenery:

In cammino
verso Sirolo

At a fork in the road, 380 m further on, you continue straight:

Bivio dritti

In cammino
verso Sirolo

After 150 m you pass the little church of the Madonnina,

Chiesetta della Madonnina

continue along Via San Lorenzo, for less than 500 m,

In cammino
verso Sirolo

reaching the first houses of Sirolo:

Sirolo
Via San Lorenzo

You continue along Via le Vigne, walking for 850 m,

Incrocio dritti

even when it bends to the left,

Bivio dritti

Incrocio dritti

and continue, still straight, along Via Raffaello Sanzio:

Incrocio dritti

You then reach a roundabout, where you turn right onto Via Giulietti:

Rotonda dx

You follow it for less than 500 m,

Sirolo
Via Giulietti

first reaching the Church of San Nicolò di Bari,

Sirolo

and shortly after the central Piazzale Marino, with a panoramic view of the Conero:

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