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Filiano to Lagopesole

Avigliano, Filiano · about 30 min by car from Potenza

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

The walk

6.0 km out-and-back walk between Avigliano and Filiano, up to Lagopesole, 246 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 585 and 776 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Gagliardi in Avigliano (7.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Potenza: about 30 min (22 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 Potenza, 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

40.80996,15.70790

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

Recommended osteria

Gagliardi

Avigliano · 7.9 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 Avigliano and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Gagliardi in Avigliano, 7.9 km by car.