Hike & Fork

Trail 157Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Marciana to Marciana Marina

Marciana, Marciana Marina · about 20 min by car from Portoferraio

Distance
6.4 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
489 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.4 km out-and-back walk between Marciana and Marciana Marina, up to Marciana Marina, 489 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. After the walk: lunch at Summertime – Isola d’Elba in Capoliveri (17.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Portoferraio: about 20 min (13 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 Portoferraio, 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

42.79218,10.16461

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.

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Summertime – Isola d’Elba

Capoliveri · 17 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 Marciana and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Summertime – Isola d’Elba in Capoliveri, 17 km by car.