Hike & Fork

Trail 256Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Chieri to Istituto Bonafous

Chieri · about 20 min by car from Turin

Distance
7.5 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
97 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

7.5 km out-and-back walk near Chieri, up to Chieri, bivio TOC242-TOC256 presso Istituto Bonafous, almost flat (+97 m): about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: lunch at Scannabue in Turin (10.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Turin: about 20 min (13 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

45.00741,7.83059

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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 55 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Scannabue

Torino · 10 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Consorzio

Torino · 11 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 Chieri and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Scannabue in Torino, 10 km by car.