This day is all about one climb: roughly 330 metres up in 5 kilometres. It’s steep, and you’ll need to find your own pace. Don’t force it. Walk steadily, stop when you need to stop and look around you. The mountain will do the same to you.
After that you stay high for a while, and then the descent begins. It goes on for a long time and you’ll feel it mostly in your knees. With a good 9 hours on the clock, this is a day to walk at an even pace, with breaks along the way. The further the afternoon goes on, the more you long for a chair. Then the first houses of Prioro appear. Rucksack off, boots off, legs up.