Hike & Fork

Trail 207CBeautiful villageSurveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Campo Ligure to Chiesa della Natività di Maria Vergine

Campo Ligure, Rossiglione · about 35 min by car from Genoa

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

The walk

5.8 km out-and-back walk between Campo Ligure and Rossiglione, 491 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 346 and 796 m above sea level. Along the way: Palazzo Spinola, Museo civico della filigrana and Chiesa della Natività di Maria Vergine. After the walk: wine tasting at Cascina Boccaccio (7.5 km) and lunch at Caccia C’a Bugge in Campo Ligure (0.1 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 35 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 Genoa, 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

44.53850,8.69908

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.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Cascina Boccaccio

Tagliolo Monferrato · 7.5 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

La Casanella

Lerma · 9.7 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Caccia C’a Bugge

Campo Ligure · on the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Baccicin du Caru

Mele · 8.2 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 Campo Ligure and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Caccia C’a Bugge in Campo Ligure, 100 m by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cascina Boccaccio, 7.5 km from the trail.