Itinerary directed from Lecco to the top of Monte San Martino (approx. 980 m), going up the south-west wall with elementary equipped sections. Easily concatenable with other routes of the Medale and the Coltiglione, it is one of the most popular equipped paths of the Lecchese area.

From Lecco follow the road towards Ballabio to a evident double hairpin bend in the center of Rancio Alto. At the second bend you continue straight on Via Quarto for about 200 m, then take a steep asphalted road on the right with bar: you park at the bar. Turn the cemented road up to a bend, continue straight on the CAI 52 mule track under the high walls of the Medale and Monte San Martino. Ignoring the crossroads and the CAI 58, you arrive at a main crossroads (20' from the parking lot): on the left the Vergella Trail leads to the Chapel of Our Lady of Carmine in 1h30'; on the right a steep path in the wood with rocky balconies leads to the same chapel in approx. 45' (1h15' total).

From the Chapel of the Madonna del Carmine the Sentiero Silvia starts from the right side with red signs. It goes steeply with two short chain sections: the first is a series of easy rocky leaps, the second is a stretch leaning with steps to the left. Both elementary, the chains are useful especially with wet soil. At the following crossroads you will take the right towards the rocky gendarme, key passage of the itinerary: you will face it with the equipped fireplace (chain on the right side, inside the fireplace) or you will wander it on exposed but not technical path. Beyond the gendarme you can see the summit; continue on a steep path with some balzes equipped to the summit cross of Monte San Martino (45' from the chapel, 2h total).

Easy. The equipped sections are elementary and the exposure is moderate. The fireplace of the gendarme is the most technical passage of the street.

It can be traveled almost all year round, avoid with ice. Also excellent as winter hike with dry soil. The proximity to Lecco makes the path very popular on weekends.

From Monte San Martino you descend north-east towards the Coltiglione to a crossroads, then you return to the parking lot for the most direct path.

In the Medale area there is the Sentiero Attrezzato Ger del Coltiglione e la Sentiero Attrezzato della Vergella.