Hike & Fork

Trail 315Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Monte Scorra to Funtana Coperta

Gonnesa · about 1 h 20 min by car from Cagliari

Distance
6.3 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
277 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.3 km out-and-back walk near Gonnesa, up to Funtana Coperta, 277 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Normann.

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

How to get there

By car

From Cagliari: about 1 h 20 min (55 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 Cagliari, 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

39.30073,8.47341

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.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Da Andrea al Cavallera – Isola di San Pietro

Carloforte · 21 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Letizia

Nuxis · 27 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 Gonnesa and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Da Andrea al Cavallera – Isola di San Pietro in Carloforte, 21 km by car.