Hike & Fork

Trail 553Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Loc San Cosimo to Bagnoro

Arezzo · about 1 h 10 min by car from Siena

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

The walk

7.0 km out-and-back walk near Arezzo, up to Bagnoro, 396 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 274 and 661 m above sea level. Along the way: Pieve di Sant'Eugenia al Bagnoro. After the walk: wine tasting at Mariottini (8.0 km) and lunch at Osteria del Teatro in Cortona (17.5 km). Reachable by train: Bagnoro station, 118 m from the trail.

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

How to get there

By car

From Siena: about 1 h 10 min (47 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 Siena, 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

43.43464,11.89244

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

Mariottini

Arezzo · 8.0 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Osteria del Teatro

Cortona · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Casa e Ciliegie

Loro Ciuffenna · 22 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 Arezzo and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Osteria del Teatro in Cortona, 18 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Mariottini, 8.0 km from the trail.