Above Civago, the last foreman before the Passo delle Radici, stands the Penna di Civago: a sharp profile of walls that rise rapidly towards 1400 m. On this wall runs a short but difficult and athletic ferrata, where challenging steps increase away after the attack.

It starts from the village Case of Civago (about 1h 30' from Reggio Emilia or Modena), where you park along the dirt road from which the paths for the refuges Battisti, Segheria and Bargetana leave. Open road signs on Google Maps. On foot you continue on the dirt road for about 5 minutes, holding the Penna di Civago on the right, up to a sign with directions for the ferrata; at a steep track you go up following white signs and omits, first for a stone then for steep paths, up to a traverse exposed that leads to the beginning of the equipment (30' from the parking lot).

The street is markedly vertical: l'arenaria is sometimes not climbing, but pioli, handles and cambre are well arranged to facilitate progression. You first climb on two diedri, then an exposed edge and a challenging fireplace; finished the fireplace you cross a grassy path where to rest before the second part, harder. This immediately attaches vertically with a slightly overhanging wall (about 10 m) on hardness, up to a small nod where to catch breath before the key pass: a overhanging belly on a 8-metre wall. Although well equipped, it must be faced with caution and rapidity in order not to exhaust the forces in the arms; it is advisable to study the arrangement of the handles before leaving. It follows a 'exposed sandstone plate where some brackets help, but it is difficult to avoid tracing the cable in a couple of points seen the smooth rock. L' last stretch has difficulty: in 5' a wall and an exposed but simple nod are exceeded, and the ferrata ends with beautiful view on Civago, on Lake Fontanaluccia and Mount Giovarello (1h from' attack, 1h 30' total).

Short but athletic: a couple of steps can put in serious difficulty who is inexperienced or untrained. Peculiarity: difficulties increase after the attack, leaving few opportunities to stop the climb and go back.

Season from spring to autumn. Case and progression careful on smooth sandstone.

Continue for 5' uphill on steep path until you get on a CAI path. It is recommended to continue left on the CAI 631 A towards the Cavallina (less steep and slippery of CAI 607, about 40'), going down to the CAI 605 that you take to the left; this convenient mule track ends at the dirt road of the parking (2h 30' total). For water, the CAI 605 to the right leads to 5' to a source.

4 km from Case di Civago la Ferrata Barranco del Dolo is the natural proseguo. On day, by car: Ferrata Balze del Malpasso, Ferrata degli Alpini alla Pietra di Bismantova e West Ferrata at the Stone of Bismantova.