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Albiate trail N14

Albiate, Carate Brianza · about 30 min by car from Milan

Distance
4.4 km
Walking time
1 h 15 min
Total ascent
37 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.4 km out-and-back walk between Albiate and Carate Brianza, almost flat (+37 m): about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: lunch at La Piana in Carate Brianza (1.0 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Milan: about 30 min (19 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Milan, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

45.65624,9.23695

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Como, about 30 min by car · Bergamo, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

La Piana

Carate Brianza · 1.0 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Trattoria Masuelli San Marco

Milano · 22 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Albiate and start the walk.
  2. 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Piana in Carate Brianza, 1.0 km by car.