Colle di Nava at is a

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in the

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. It is located on the

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and connects

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and the

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Valley ( CN) with

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and

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, the latter on the coast of

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. According both to the

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and the CAI, the pass marks the Western border of the

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.As stated in the volume ''Alpi Liguri'' (

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, 1981), see .

Hiking

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the ''

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'', a long-distance trail from

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(province of

) to

Bolano Bolano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,490 and an area of .All de ...

(province of

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