Hike & Fork

Trail 631CSurveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Mattarana to Canegreca

Carrodano · about 35 min by car from La Spezia

Distance
5.4 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
255 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

5.4 km out-and-back walk near Carrodano, up to Canegreca, 255 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Cà du Ferrà Wine & Tasting (5.8 km) and lunch at Raieü in Lavagna (18.5 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From La Spezia: about 35 min (23 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 La Spezia, 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

44.24723,9.61790

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

Independent winemaker

Cà du Ferrà Wine & Tasting

Bonassola · 5.8 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Il Mulino Di Barry

CASTIGLIONE CHIAVARESE · 7.9 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Raieü

Lavagna · 19 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Brinca

Ne · 21 km from the trail

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Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Carrodano and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Raieü in Lavagna, 19 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cà du Ferrà Wine & Tasting, 5.8 km from the trail.