Hike & Fork

Trail 312CValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Madonna del Carmine to Valle del Prete

Monteflavio · about 50 min by car from Rieti

Distance
4.1 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
299 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.1 km out-and-back walk near Monteflavio, up to Valle del Prete, 299 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 860 and 991 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta in Tivoli (15.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Rieti: about 50 min (33 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

42.10151,12.84155

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: Rome, about 55 min by car

Along the way

  • PercileOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.5 km

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta

Tivoli · 16 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Sora Maria e Arcangelo

Olevano Romano · 30 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 Monteflavio and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta in Tivoli, 16 km by car.