Hike & Fork

Trail 118AValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Costa Vescovato to Sarizzola (trail 118A)

Costa Vescovato · about 1 h 05 min by car from Genoa

Distance
4.8 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
208 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.8 km out-and-back walk near Costa Vescovato, up to Sarizzola, bivio ALA118-ALA118A, 208 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo. After the walk: wine tasting at Daglio Giovanni (0.0 km) and lunch at Locanda dell’Olmo in Bosco Marengo (19.8 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 1 h 05 min (44 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 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

44.81069,8.94793

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.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Daglio Giovanni

Montale Celli · on the trail

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Independent winemaker

Boveri Luigi Azienda Agricola

COSTA VESCOVATO · on the trail

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Independent winemaker

Terre di Sarizzola

Sarizzola · on the trail

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Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Olmo

Bosco Marengo · 20 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Osteria del Campanile

Torrazza Coste · 21 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 Costa Vescovato and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Locanda dell’Olmo in Bosco Marengo, 20 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Daglio Giovanni, 50 m from the trail.