Nirano mud volcanoes loop
Fiorano Modenese · about 25 min by car from Modena
The walk
4.3 km loop near Fiorano Modenese, 131 m of total ascent: about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantina del Frignano (6.3 km) and lunch at Badessa in Casalgrande (13.4 km).
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
How to get there
By car
From Modena: about 25 min (18 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Modena, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
44.51054,10.82982
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Bologna, about 1 h by car
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Fiorano Modenese and start the walk.
- 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Badessa in Casalgrande, 13 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Cantina del Frignano, 6.3 km from the trail.
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