IM_22 Le fortificazioni del Colle di Nava

from Colle di Nava (934 m) follow the asphalt road eastwards towards Forte Centrale. Walk between the walls and then inside the fort. Out of the fort, at the next crossroads, go left on the asphalt road. You shortly reach Forte Ballarasco, excellent panoramic point on the upper Arroscia Valley. Continue along the level road through the eastern side of the mountain: past a house on the right, the road turns unpaved. At the next crossroads take a mule-track which rises to the left and, a little way ahead, turn right (“Forte Richermo” sign), ignoring a track on the left. The footpath reaches the wide eastern ridge of Monte Bellarasco; nearby, at a crossroads, turn left to follow the ridge. Carry on walking on the wide ridge, which is first uphill and panoramic, then it becomes level and woody. After a short stretch through a dense conifer wood you reach Forte Richermo (1210 m; 1.30 hours). Here you turn left, ignoring the footpath which continues along the watershed. Walking downhill in the wood on a wide footpath with hairpin turns you return to Colle di Nava (45 minutes from Forte Richermo; 2.15 hours in total).