The complete map of Italy's most beautiful hiking trails

Ammappaitalia is considered a sort of Wikipedia of trekking, constantly updated, and offers a wide range of routes that can be combined at will, allowing you to organize long journeys, overnight stays, and multi-day excursions, always starting from the assumption that Italy is entirely walkable. The name "Ammappa" is a play on words: it recalls both the dialect exclamation "ammappa!" ("how beautiful!", "oh my!") and the verb "mappare" (to map).

The "Italy on Foot Map" works because the community of trekking enthusiasts is eager to share and make available to everyone the descriptions of the routes we all know. Sharing paths, roads, dirt roads, mule tracks, and shortcuts only adds to the database of routes, which in turn allows you to organize multi-day treks through the Italian countryside and travel from one town to another without necessarily purchasing trail books.

Another aspect of the Ammappalitalia project's appeal is the sharing of culture and knowledge: it's grassroots, free of charge, and completely democratic and collective. Anyone can become an instructor, sharing the trails they frequent and have already explored, acting as a true link between trekkers and locals, or vice versa.

Mapping a territory means creating a network of routes, starting from one of its lesser-known but abundant beauties and riches: unnamed roads, various connections, sheep tracks, mule tracks, whose names and functions risk being lost if not passed down.

The core values ​​of ammappalitalia are sharing, freedom, generosity, and the concept of exchange and sharing. The process for mapping a trail is simple: just send an email and tell us about the trail. How we know it, how we walked it, and how we want to share it.

What makes the platform special, however, is that the interactive route map includes not only roads and paths, but also connecting hubs to visit, such as towns, train stations, archaeological sites, mountains, and farms belonging to the WWOOF Italia network, an association that connects large and small organic farms throughout the country, united by their belief in natural agriculture and a sustainable lifestyle.

• Terre di Mezzo. A small publishing house, but invaluable for all types of hiking. There's no area in Italy for which Terre di Mezzo doesn't offer its own detailed guide.
• Sentiero Italia CAI (Italian Alpine Club) is a 7-kilometer trail that winds through all of Italy's regions, including the islands. There are over 500 stages, and reception points are indicated for each.
• Cammini d'Italia. This is the largest trekking community in our country.

• T- TouristRoutes on small roads, mule tracks, and old trails: they are generally comfortable and do not present any particular difficulties, even in terms of orientation.
• E – HikingThey develop on open terrain and are provided with adequate signage. But they can also include complex passages on rocks, or in snowy areas. They require a certain experience of trails. Mountains, good physical condition with relevant training, appropriate equipment and clothing.
• EE – Experienced HikersHere, the altitude increases in the mountains, increasing the difficulty and risks. Rocky trails, slopes, and stony areas. Experience, caution, and perhaps a reliable guide are required.
• EEA- Experienced hikers with equipment. The difference, compared to the previous category, is made precisely by the equipment, essential for these routes, such as via ferratas.
• EEA- Easy via ferrata. Undemanding trail, with a protected path and excellent signage.
• EEA – Not very difficult via ferrata. Not very exposed via ferrata, with canals and chimneys.
• EEA – Difficult via ferrata. This requires a lot of experience and caution. The trail is vertical and in some places can even cross overhanging cliffs.
• EAI – Hiking in snowy environments. These trails cross snowy areas, so they require adequate equipment, starting with the essential snowshoes.