Hike & Fork

Trail 573Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Castellafiume via Fienile to Cesavolpe sul

about 1 h by car from L'Aquila

Distance
5.7 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
16 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.7 km out-and-back walk , up to Loc. Cesavolpe sul sent. 578, almost flat (+16 m): about 1 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 1055 and 1084 m above sea level.

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

How to get there

By car

From L'Aquila: 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 L'Aquila, 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

41.98527,13.33122

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: Frosinone, about 1 h by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Osteria del Vicolo Fatato

Piglio · 21 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Nu’ Trattoria Italiana dal 1960

Acuto · 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 the start and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Osteria del Vicolo Fatato in Piglio, 21 km by car.