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Casoli to Pascoso

Pescaglia · about 30 min by car from Lucca

Distance
7.7 km
Walking time
3 h
Total ascent
481 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

7.7 km out-and-back walk near Pescaglia, up to Pascoso, 481 m of total ascent: about 3 h of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 889 and 1088 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Tenuta Mareli (6.2 km) and lunch at Peposo in Pietrasanta (10.0 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Lucca: about 30 min (19 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 Lucca, 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

43.98328,10.38510

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: Pisa, about 45 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Tenuta Mareli

Camaiore · 6.2 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Peposo

Pietrasanta · 10 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Buonumore

Viareggio · 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 Pescaglia and start the walk.
  2. 13:00Back at the start after about 3 h.
  3. 13:30Lunch at Peposo in Pietrasanta, 10 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Tenuta Mareli, 6.2 km from the trail.