Hike & Fork

CAI 111Validated by CAI

Cascina Moncucco to Becchi

Capriglio, Castelnuovo Don Bosco · about 35 min by car from Turin

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

The walk

6.2 km out-and-back walk between Capriglio and Castelnuovo Don Bosco, up to Castelnuovo Don Bosco, frazione Becchi bivio ATN111-ATN101, almost flat (+102 m): about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Cascina Gilli (3.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Turin: about 35 min (25 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 Turin, 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

45.01621,7.99267

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: Alba, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Cascina Gilli

Castelnuovo Don Bosco · 3.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Tenuta Tamburnin

Castelnuovo Don Bosco · 3.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

La Montagnetta

Roatto · 5.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Belvedere Roero

Monteu Roero · 25 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Scannabue

Torino · 25 km from the trail

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Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Capriglio and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Belvedere Roero in Monteu Roero, 25 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cascina Gilli, 3.6 km from the trail.