Trail 509Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Circuito delle Faete di Rocca di Papa loop

Rocca di Papa · about 35 min by car from Rome

Distance: 7.1 km
Walking time: 2 h 30 min
Total ascent: 332 m
Shape: Loop
Grade: E · Hiking trail

The walk

7.1 km loop near Rocca di Papa, 332 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 780 and 935 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Azienda biologica De Sanctis (6.0 km) and lunch at ’Na Fojetta in Frascati (6.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 35 min (24 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 Rome, 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

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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

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