Trail 203Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Cicogni to Costa della Rasa

Bobbio, Alta Val Tidone · about 1 h 25 min by car from Genoa

Distance: 4.5 km
Walking time: 2 h
Total ascent: 343 m
Shape: Out & back
Grade: E · Hiking trail

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The walk

4.5 km out-and-back walk between Bobbio and Alta Val Tidone, up to Costa della Rasa, 343 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 675 and 974 m above sea level. Along the way: Cicogni. After the walk: wine tasting at La Torretta (8.5 km) and lunch at Buscone in Varzi (13.4 km).

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

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 682–962 m · ↑ 315 m · ↓ 23 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (11)

Segment 1 · 0.01 km

Segment 2 · 0.09 km

Segment 3 · 0.17 km

Segment 4 · 0.06 km

Segment 5 · 0.03 km

Segment 6 · 0.02 km

Segment 7 · 0.68 km

Segment 8 · 0.12 km

Segment 9 · 0.04 km

Segment 10 · 0.69 km

Segment 11 · 0.27 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 120 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 2 h 00 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 1 h 00 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 44.84254, 9.37517
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12:00
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at Buscone
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15:30
Tasting at La Torretta
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How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 1 h 25 min (59 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Genoa, 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

44.84254,9.37517

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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.

Along the way

Cicogni≤ 50 m from the trail

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker