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Bossico to I Ciar

Lovere, Costa Volpino, Bossico · about 50 min by car from Bergamo

Distance
7.9 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
422 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

7.9 km out-and-back walk between Lovere and Costa Volpino, up to I Ciar, 422 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 816 and 1051 m above sea level. Along the way: Castello di Ceratello and Ceratello. After the walk: wine tasting at Agricola Vallecamonica (7.2 km) and lunch at Da Sapì in Esine (16.5 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Bergamo: about 50 min (33 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 Bergamo, 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

45.83238,10.04220

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: Brescia, about 55 min by car · Sondrio, about 1 h by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Agricola Vallecamonica

Artogne · 7.2 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Da Sapì

Esine · 17 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Al Resù

Lozio · 20 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 Lovere and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Da Sapì in Esine, 17 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Agricola Vallecamonica, 7.2 km from the trail.