Hike & Fork

Trail 168Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Gioia Sannitica to Calvarusio

Gioia Sannitica, Cusano Mutri · about 45 min by car from Campobasso

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

The walk

5.3 km out-and-back walk between Gioia Sannitica and Cusano Mutri, up to Calvarusio: about 1 h 30 of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Terrae Tiferni (4.8 km).

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 Campobasso: about 45 min (29 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 Campobasso, 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

41.34101,14.46259

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: Isernia, about 50 min by car

Along the way

  • Cusano MutriOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 3.7 km

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Terrae Tiferni

GIOIA SANNITICA · 4.8 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

‘A Luna Rossa

Bellona · 28 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Grotta da Concetta

Campobasso · 28 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 Gioia Sannitica and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at ‘A Luna Rossa in Bellona, 28 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Terrae Tiferni, 4.8 km from the trail.