The second week begins with a decidedly long and equally beautiful stage, during which you will be surrounded by beech forests and karst plateaus of varying sizes. You will not climb any peaks, but you will wander through the park, crossing a good part of it.
Leaving the gentle Livata basin, climb up a valley incision in a north-easterly direction towards Fonte Acquaviva and beyond to the small hamlet of Campo dell’Osso (CAI trail sign 672a). Continuing along trail 673c, you initially skirt the right side of the paved road that climbs towards the Monna ski lifts. Ignore the fork in the road, pass the ski slopes, and skirt the lower part of the first beautiful mountain pasture of Campo Minio.
Continue on and, after a steeper climb, you will come to a dirt road that will take you to the panoramic balcony of Le Vedute, a precursor to the remarkable 360-degree observation point that can be enjoyed from the top of Monte Autore, which can be reached from there in just another 20 minutes. Returning to Le Vedute, take the long and fabulous Vallone dell’Autore in a northwesterly direction, a valley set in an immense beech forest and dotted in the middle with narrow, elongated meadows that allow you to gaze at the sky. A fork in the road indicates that on the left, with trail marker 673d, you can return to Campo dell’Osso by crossing the other beautiful village of Cannavacciari.
Like a tributary flowing into a basin, the valley fades into the immense and breathtaking karst plateau of Camposecco, passing from the shade of the woods to the light of the high-altitude meadows. Head towards the small shelter known as Rifugio di Camposecco and follow the handful of trail markers for group 664 that lead to the village of Camerata Nuova. Crossing more pastures in a side valley, you will reach the ruins of the ancient village of Camerata, destroyed by fire in 1881, and from here, a more challenging descent will finally take you to the village.
