Massa loop
Massa e Cozzile · about 30 min by car from Lucca
The walk
5.8 km loop near Massa e Cozzile, 382 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Fattoria di Montechiari (8.9 km) and lunch at Locanda Agricola Posapiano in Montecarlo (8.9 km).
Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.
How to get there
By car
From Lucca: about 30 min (21 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Lucca, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
43.90890,10.74532
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Pisa, about 55 min by car
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Massa e Cozzile and start the walk.
- 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Locanda Agricola Posapiano in Montecarlo, 8.9 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Fattoria di Montechiari, 8.9 km from the trail.
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