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Ponte Messa

Rimini  >  Italy

The village of Ponte Messa is situated on the river Marecchia. A stronghold for sommargylling. This 3,5 km circular walk gives great opportunities to see them.

Tillagd* av Wolfgang Müller
Senast uppdaterad 11 augusti 2023

Beskrivning

The wide stony river Marecchia flows past the small village of Ponte Messa. Most of the time and in especially in summer not much water flows through the river. But because the river holds water all year round and the the river is surrounded by many trees (especially poplar) and a green, hilly landscape full of high trees, the area attracts dozens of sommargylling. From May to August they seem to be everywhere. Best month to see most of them is July when they fly around with their young. Best time of the day is between 07.00 and 09.00. When you arrive later it is much more difficult to see them and sometimes you don't see them at all the rest of the day.

The circular walk indicated on the map brings you along the river and to the hilly pastures and wooded areas behind the river. Because of the height differences along this route, you are sometimes at eye level of the tree tops. This is perfect to observe sommargylling. The walk is also good for seeing turturduva and Härfågel. Among the other birds you can encounter are törnskata, svarthätta, Gröngöling, stjärtmes, svart rödstjärt, drillsnäppa, forsärla and Nötväcka. biätare nests in the banks of the river Marecchia and can be spotted easily most of the time in summer until the beginning of August. klippsvala nests under the bridge (see the map).

An unexpected guest we saw several times was dvärgskarv. In the deeper pools in the river bed it was hunting for fish.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

The village of Ponte Messa is located 40 km inland from Rimini, and 3 km from the nice hilltop village of Pennabilli. The valley around Ponte Messa is characterized by a small-scale and attractive bocage landscape and a wide stony river. We stayed at the small Camping Marecchia (recommended, see the link below) and made the walk from there. You can park for free next to the campsite of Camping Marecchia and the adjacent restaurant Da Quinto. Click on the P in the map for directions.

Note that part of the walk (about 900 m) runs along a fairly busy road, so keep to the side of the road. The good thing is that from the road you get sometimes very good views of sommargylling. Don't forget to check out the views on the river from the bridge near the campsite.

Terräng och habitat

Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Flod

Förhållanden

Kulligt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Nej

Bästa säsong för skådning

Vår , Sommar

Bästa tid för ett besök

Sommar

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Smal stig , Bred stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

Best to walk clockwise. Start from the campsite heading along the main road and after 900 meter turn right at the sign of Lago D'Orso. Further on you can follow the signs of 'Anello di Poggio Gatone'. You can always follow the route with gps on your phone (click on the i-symbol in the map if you want more info on how this works).

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