Car-freeTrail 501Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Frascati to Monte Tuscolo

Grottaferrata, Monte Porzio Catone, Frascati · about 25 min by car from Rome

Distance: 7.4 km
Walking time: 2 h 30 min
Total ascent: 347 m
Shape: Out & back
Grade: E · Hiking trail

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Roman theatre in the Tusculum archaeological site — Photo: Luiza Serpa Lopes · Public domain · Tuscolo1.jpg · Resized and converted to WebP

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Trail source: CAI · OpenStreetMap
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The walk

7.4 km out-and-back walk between Grottaferrata and Monte Porzio Catone, up to Monte Tuscolo, 347 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 359 and 663 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Azienda biologica De Sanctis (0.4 km) and lunch at ’Na Fojetta in Frascati (0.4 km).

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

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 363–666 m · ↑ 322 m · ↓ 22 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (10)

Segment 1 · 0.37 km

Segment 2 · 0.51 km

Segment 3 · 0.39 km

Segment 4 · 0.38 km

Segment 5 · 0.41 km

Segment 6 · 0.05 km

Segment 7 · 0.07 km

Segment 8 · 0.49 km

Segment 9 · 0.41 km

Segment 10 · 0.52 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 150 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 2 h 30 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 0 h 30 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 41.80579, 12.68515
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12:30
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at ’Na Fojetta
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15:30
Tasting at Azienda biologica De Sanctis
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How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 25 min (19 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

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Start point

41.80579,12.68515

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Car-free · Frascati

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Villa Falconieri · CAI 501

From the station walk uphill to the centre, then to Villa Falconieri via Via Catone and Viale Borromini. Return to the same station; trail times exclude this approach.

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Before you set out

Trail access

CAI reference 501: Frascati → Monte Tuscolo. Track starting point: 41.80579, 12.68515. Allow extra time from the car park or station.

CAI · catasto sentieri · Source checked 2026-11-06

Parking unverified: check access, charges and availability before setting out.

Getting back

The plan includes walking out and back along the route. No shuttle is included. Allow time to walk back to the station and check the last suitable train.

Return planning is based on the track shape, not an on-site inspection.

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