Hike & Fork

CAI 267Surveyed by CAI

Calascio trail 267

Calascio, Santo Stefano di Sessanio · about 30 min by car from L'Aquila

Distance
6.5 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
n/a
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.5 km out-and-back walk between Calascio and Santo Stefano di Sessanio: about 1 h 45 of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Cataldi Madonna (6.0 km).

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

Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.

How to get there

By car

From L'Aquila: about 30 min (22 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 L'Aquila, 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

42.34532,13.65476

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: Sulmona, about 1 h by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Cataldi Madonna

Ofena · 6.0 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Bilancia

Loreto Aprutino · 25 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Font’Artana

Picciano · 30 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 Calascio and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Bilancia in Loreto Aprutino, 25 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cataldi Madonna, 6.0 km from the trail.