The Cinque Terre Territory, that was almost remote till the end of 1800, developed during the centuries a very wide grid of tracks, most of them still coverable nowadays. The C.A.I. (Alpine Club of Italy) has published a map of tracks where 36 routes can be found.

The Blue Track, marked by CAI as no.2, is the mostr important of the Cinque Terre.

An another interesting track is the one marked by CAI as no.1 (white and red sign): it goes from Portovenere to Levanto on the ridge of the mountains, at an altitude of almost 800 mt. o.s., around the gulf of Cinque Terre. This track is about 40 km. long and it can be considered the prehistoric route of the Cinque Terre. In fact it connected the place where the majority of the archeological founds has been discovered.

As every excursions, also those in the Cinque Terre need some precautions:

• regard all the difficulties that the different tracks may present; on this subject it could be useful the C.A.I. Guide;
• avoid hot hours during summer and, in case, wear a sun cup;
• avoid to walk on tracks by night;
• use sport clothes and trekking shoes;
• have a portable phone and a list of useful numbers with you;
• take a small water supply with you.