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Cinto Euganeo loop (CAI 12)

Cinto Euganeo · about 30 min by car from Padua

Distance
3.4 km
Walking time
1 h 15 min
Total ascent
142 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

3.4 km loop near Cinto Euganeo, 142 m of total ascent: about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Monte Brècale (1.1 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Padua: about 30 min (20 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 Padua, 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

45.28725,11.70244

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.

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Monte Brècale

Cinto Euganeo · 1.1 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Selmin Enrico

Baone · 1.2 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Ca' Lustra - Zanovello

Cinto Euganeo · 1.3 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Isetta

Val Liona · 22 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Al Ponte

Lusia · 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 Cinto Euganeo and start the walk.
  2. 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Isetta in Val Liona, 22 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Monte Brècale, 1.1 km from the trail.