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Fonte Giovannone loop via Vottone

Rieti, Poggio Bustone · about 15 min by car from Rieti

Distance
6.0 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
65 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

6.0 km loop between Rieti and Poggio Bustone, almost flat (+65 m): about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: lunch at Osteria dello Sportello in Arrone (13.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Rieti: about 15 min (9 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 Rieti, 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

42.48610,12.85910

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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: Terni, about 30 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Osteria dello Sportello

Arrone · 13 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Lillero

Terni · 19 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 Rieti and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Osteria dello Sportello in Arrone, 13 km by car.