From the bridge "Ponte della Liberazione" in Foligno you descend on the grassy embankment of the Topino river crossing a stretch rich in pools, waterfalls, swans and wild ducks. Through dirt roads, which let you breath the air of the countryside and visit ancient oil mills, you cross first Scanzano then Belfiore until you reach the Menotre Waterfalls.  The path curls on the mountain spur touching the various jumps of the Menotre river and enters from below in the village of Pale up to the small square "Piazza del Castello" where it will be possible to find benches and a fountain of fresh water to regenerate after the uphill stretch. From here continue passing through the hamlet of Ponte Santa Lucia, the square of Sostino, and between dirt roads and mule tracks you cross the long stretch of sunny pastures that lead to the historic Colfiorito pass, which has allowed for centuries the crossing of the Apennines. Crossed a lock known as the Molinaccio swallow, with ruins of an old 16th-century mill, you reach the village.

Along a historic path you reach the hamlet of San Giusto in San Maroto where you can not miss the visit to the splendid church representing one of the most beautiful and important monuments of the Romanesque of the Marche. Taking up the route, you reach the bottom of the valley, for a short stretch you'll walk beside the stream and with successive mule tracks and dirt tracks you reach the village of Valdiea. Here there is a public washhouse and a source for water supply. Leaving the village follow the signs for Fiungo, a path that proceeds on a slight slope and goes into a rare forest that allows you to admire the imposing Rocca di Varano located on the top of a rock on the other side of the valley. A little further down you follow a carriageway that makes you reach the hamlet of Fiungo. Here a panoramic path on a meadow will allow you to admire the territory until you pass the ruins of the ancient village. After crossing the village continue along the valley, following the path you reach the rock church of Madonna del Sasso. Continuing you reach the village of Valcimarra where you can refresh yourself on the washhouse and its water source. Proceed on the path that crosses first a gravel slope of olive trees, then enter the woods until it flows into a dirt road. You advance following a white road towards the Castle of Pievefavera that shows itself in its dominant position. The visit to the Castle is inevitable, with the view of Lake Caccamo and the plains of Caldarola. The village envelops the visitor, among alleys, arches and flats that speak of a centuries-old history, custodian of famous stone oil mills still active preserved in the basements of palazzo Sparapani. Following dirt roads and white roads you pass Castiglione until you reach Castel di Croce whose origin is in medieval times. Of the ancient fortress remains the polygonal tower, today bell tower of the parish church. Charming the inner courtyard of the castle with the classic well located in the center.  Continue reaching a further castle, that of Vestignano; a small jewel immersed in the woods with walls, towers, alleys, archivolts and underpasses originally dating back to the 8th century, then renovated by the Da Varano in the 15th century. Outside the walls we find the church of San Martino which, like many of the extra urban churches, was used for the shelter of pilgrims since the year 1000. In the church stand out the paintings of the De Magistris, but because of the damage of the earthquake it's now closed. At the exit of the village, in a cavity of the earth, under the mighty roots of a centuries-old oak tree, every year the inhabitants of Vestignano, in the Christmas period, set up a small but unique nativity scene.To reach the Castle of Montalto you walk for a few kilometers on asphalt, a small municipal road on whose sides, from time to time, monumental stones appear that remind of young partisans shot on site. The street is called the Via dei Partigiani and the fact, known as the Montalto massacre, dates back to March 22, 1944. The view of the ruins of the Castle of Montalto announces the entrance to the Municipality of Cessapalombo, the north gate of the Monti Sibillini National Park.