The loop itinerary is a trek in Pollino National Park that combines two different tourist routes.
The Archangel Ditch Trail winds through a fairy-tale environment dominated by wetland vegetation. Beautiful waterfalls cascade down the weirs made in the past by farmers with huge boulders to cultivate vegetable gardens.
We then move on to the environment of Timpa della Guardia, dominated by turkey oaks and black pine reforestations and the pastures of the summit, reached by a majestic viewpoint that sweeps over the Sinni and Sarmento valleys and the Pollino peaks.

Technical description:
Follow the Fosso Arcangelo trail, then reach a paved road and follow it until you reach the entrance for the Timpa della Guardia trail. It climbs up the slopes of turkey oak forest and then reaches black pine reforestations. The trail comes out onto a dirt road, which you follow to the left through a forest of pine and white spruce. The viewpoint of Timpa della Guardia, marked by a table with explanations, is reached.
You then turn back and then take a dirt road downhill on the right, which leads back to the paved road. The trail is resumed at Fosso Arcangelo to return to the starting point.

Route type: loop
Length: 7 km
Elevation gain: 526 m
Downhill elevation gain: 538 m
Highest point: 1187 m
Lowest point: 811 m

Technical tips:
Hiking shoes, windbreaker, gloves and hat, water bottle.

Starting municipality: San Severino Lucano
Starting location: Archangel Pit
Municipality of arrival: San Severino Lucano
Finish location: Archangel Pit

Recommended period:
all year round The route is at low altitude, almost always free from snow.

Where to park:
Take the Fosso Arcangelo trail, on the Pollino provincial road to San Severino Lucano.

Useful links:
http://www.comune.sanseverinolucano.pz.it