Hike & Fork

Trail 512BValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Martinetti to Bvio TOS512-TOS512B

San Giorio di Susa, Villar Focchiardo · about 1 h by car from Turin

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

The walk

7.6 km out-and-back walk between San Giorio di Susa and Villar Focchiardo, up to Certosa di Banda, bvio TOS512-TOS512B, 355 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 544 and 668 m above sea level.

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

How to get there

By car

From Turin: about 1 h (40 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 Turin, 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

45.12036,7.17825

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

Antiche Sere

Torino · 34 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Consorzio

Torino · 37 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 San Giorio di Susa and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Antiche Sere in Torino, 34 km by car.