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CAI 345OpenStreetMap data

Cortino trail 345

Cortino · about 40 min by car from Ascoli Piceno

Distance
5.5 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
n/a
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.5 km out-and-back walk near Cortino: about 1 h 30 of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail.

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

Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.

How to get there

By car

From Ascoli Piceno: about 40 min (27 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 Ascoli Piceno, 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

42.61935,13.50375

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.

Also within reach: L'Aquila, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Osteria del Castello

Arquata del Tronto · 22 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

PerVoglia

Castellalto · 27 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 Cortino and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Osteria del Castello in Arquata del Tronto, 22 km by car.