Hike & Fork

Trail B23Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Camporotondo to Santuario Madonna della Neve

Viola, Monasterolo Casotto · about 50 min by car from Cuneo

Distance
7.9 km
Walking time
3 h
Total ascent
448 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

7.9 km out-and-back walk between Viola and Monasterolo Casotto, up to Viola, santuario Madonna della Neve, bivio CNAB23, CNAB39, 448 m of total ascent: about 3 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 712 and 1041 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Da Vittorio in Nucetto (10.0 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Cuneo: 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 Cuneo, 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

44.30183,7.94217

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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

Da Vittorio

Nucetto · 10 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Mse Tutta

Calizzano · 14 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 Viola and start the walk.
  2. 13:00Back at the start after about 3 h.
  3. 13:30Lunch at Da Vittorio in Nucetto, 10 km by car.