Cavaggio to Piazzacava
Corna Imagna · about 30 min by car from Bergamo
The walk
5.3 km out-and-back walk near Corna Imagna, up to Piazzacava (incrocio 571), 439 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 724 and 1069 m above sea level. Along the way: Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda. After the walk: wine tasting at Ca' Verde (10.0 km) and lunch at Visconti in Ambivere (12.6 km).
Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.
How to get there
By car
From Bergamo: about 30 min (19 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Bergamo, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
45.83172,9.54384
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Como, about 55 min by car
Along the way
- Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda100 m from the trail
Wikipedia (Italian)
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Corna Imagna and start the walk.
- 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Visconti in Ambivere, 13 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Ca' Verde, 10 km from the trail.
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