Hike & Fork

Trail 109Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Navertino to Chalet Lova

Borno · about 50 min by car from Sondrio

Distance
6.0 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
433 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.0 km out-and-back walk near Borno, up to Chalet Lova, 433 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 1048 and 1320 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantina Bignotti - I Cultivar delle Volte (4.4 km) and lunch at Al Resù in Lozio (2.7 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Sondrio: about 50 min (35 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 Sondrio, 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

45.95711,10.20030

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

Cantina Bignotti - I Cultivar delle Volte

Piancogno · 4.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Al Resù

Lozio · 2.7 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Da Sapì

Esine · 4.6 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 Borno and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Al Resù in Lozio, 2.7 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cantina Bignotti - I Cultivar delle Volte, 4.4 km from the trail.