Fessura Ex 549

Location: Cesi, San Martino.

Route: 550 m, 20 minutes on foot. Once at the built-up area of Cesi, from the small square of the Farmacia proceed towards EAST following the SP22 downhill; after about 1.5 km park on the left near the entrance of the Cava Unicalce. Continue on foot past the gate on the right; after about 100 m you meet a climbing path on the left, follow it for about 100 m passing the Cava face on the right and turn onto the lane always to the right that climbs more or less zig-zag up the slope, until reaching the last terrace, where the wide path ends and to the right upwards you proceed along the wooded scree slope that rises towards the visible walls above, until reaching the rightmost end of the wall, where going down towards the left you meet the Fessura Ex 549, the Grotta del Cunicolo and the Androne dei Cocci.

Route information: Scrub or bushland, Passable path, Steep slope.

Entrance: Wall entrance, a few metres are climbed easily, large fissure passable upwards.

Entrance context: Natural, Slope, Man-made, Quarry/Mine.

Access: Free access; one must follow the small road on the left side of the Cava that climbs skirting the terraces, up to the wall along which the Grotta del Cunicolo and the Androne dei Cocci are found. Pay particular attention to exposed points.