Hike & Fork

Trail 614Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Mirabello Monferrato to Cascina San Giovanni

Mirabello Monferrato, Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato · about 1 h 20 min by car from Alba

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

The walk

7.1 km out-and-back walk between Mirabello Monferrato and Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato, almost flat (+40 m): about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Canato Marco (7.1 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Alba: about 1 h 20 min (54 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 Alba, 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

45.03555,8.52253

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

Canato Marco

Vignale Monferrato · 7.1 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Cantina Castello di Uviglie

Rosignano Monferrato · 7.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Cascina Faletta

Casale Monferrato · 7.8 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Olmo

Bosco Marengo · 27 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Guallina

Mortara · 29 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 Mirabello Monferrato and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Locanda dell’Olmo in Bosco Marengo, 27 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Canato Marco, 7.1 km from the trail.