Hike & Fork

Trail 404Validated by the Italian Alpine ClubGood for kids

Monteu Roero loop past Chiesa di San Nicolao (trail 404)

Monteu Roero · about 20 min by car from Alba

Distance
3.0 km
Walking time
1 h
Total ascent
164 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

3.0 km loop near Monteu Roero, 164 m of total ascent: about 1 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Chiesa di San Nicolao. After the walk: wine tasting at BAJAJ dI Moretti Adriano (0.0 km) and lunch at Cantina dei Cacciatori in Monteu Roero (1.4 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Alba: about 20 min (12 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

44.78080,7.93105

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.

Also within reach: Turin, about 55 min by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

BAJAJ dI Moretti Adriano

Monteu Roero · on the trail

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Independent winemaker

Crota Cichin

SANTO STEFANO ROERO · 800 m from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Vini Chiesa

Santo Stefano Roero · 1.5 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Cantina dei Cacciatori

Monteu Roero · 1.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Belvedere Roero

Monteu Roero · 3.4 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 Monteu Roero and start the walk.
  2. 11:00Back at the start after about 1 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Cantina dei Cacciatori in Monteu Roero, 1.4 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at BAJAJ dI Moretti Adriano, 50 m from the trail.