Hike & Fork

Trail 036Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Comune di Sgonico to Zona Drnovice

Comune di Sgonico, Comune di Duino Aurisina · about 15 min by car from Trieste

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

The walk

7.1 km out-and-back walk between Comune di Sgonico and Comune di Duino Aurisina, up to Bivio sentiero n. 045 – Zona Drnovice (quota 308 m), 150 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Bajta Salež (0.4 km) and lunch at Antica Trattoria Menarosti in Trieste (11.4 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Trieste: about 15 min (12 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 Trieste, 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

45.74925,13.70278

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

Bajta Salež

Sgonico · 400 m from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Menarosti

Trieste · 11 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Suban

Trieste · 12 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 Comune di Sgonico and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Antica Trattoria Menarosti in Trieste, 11 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Bajta Salež, 400 m from the trail.