Hike & Fork

CAI 523Validated by CAI

Campigno to Percorso CAI 555

Marradi · about 1 h by car from Florence

Distance
6.5 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
489 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.5 km out-and-back walk near Marradi, up to Percorso CAI 555 (Taglio della Regina), 489 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 603 and 1044 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Antica Porta di Levante in Vicchio (13.8 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 1 h (40 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 Florence, 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

44.01575,11.61997

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

Recommended osteria

Antica Porta di Levante

Vicchio · 14 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Campanara

Galeata · 23 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 Marradi and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Antica Porta di Levante in Vicchio, 14 km by car.