Monte Taccone

Seen Monte Taccone of the Strada della Bocchetta from

The Monte Taccone is a mountain of Ligurian Apennine with a height of 1113 meters above sea level. It lies on the border between the Ligurian Province of Genoa and of the province of Alessandria piemontinischen and forms the highest point of the Val Polcevera.

Together with the nearby Monte delle Figne is Monte Taccone a popular hiking destination. Several trails lead from the towns Cravasco, Piani di Praglia and Passo della Bocchetta in the mountainous hinterland. In good weather conditions, especially in winter, the visitor opens a panorama of the Alps, the Matterhorn, the mountain range of Monte Rosa, the Rhaetian Alps and the mountain group of Antola up to the Mediterranean island of Corsica.