Hike & Fork

CAI 405Validated by CAI

Bruno to Mombaruzzo

Mombaruzzo, Bruno · about 50 min by car from Alba

Distance
5.9 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
132 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.9 km out-and-back walk between Mombaruzzo and Bruno, up to Mombaruzzo, bivio ATS405-ATS406-ATS407, 132 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Rinaldi Vini (4.7 km) and lunch at Del Belbo da Bardon in San Marzano Oliveto (10.7 km).

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Alba: about 50 min (34 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 Alba, 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

44.78926,8.44088

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.

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Rinaldi Vini

Ricaldone · 4.7 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Erede di Chiappone Armando

Nizza Monferrato · 5.5 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Alessandro Motta

Castel Rocchero · 6.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Del Belbo da Bardon

San Marzano Oliveto · 11 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Olmo

Bosco Marengo · 18 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 Mombaruzzo and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Del Belbo da Bardon in San Marzano Oliveto, 11 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Rinaldi Vini, 4.7 km from the trail.