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Nirano mud volcanoes loop

Fiorano Modenese · about 25 min by car from Modena

Distance: 4.3 km
Walking time: 1 h 15 min
Total ascent: 131 m
Shape: Loop
Grade: T · Easy path

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Nirano mud volcanoes loop — Photo: Marcobini84, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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.

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 179–283 m · ↑ 232 m · ↓ 44 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (12)

Segment 1 · 1.40 km

Segment 2 · 0.23 km

Segment 3 · 0.06 km

Segment 4 · 0.16 km

Segment 5 · 0.49 km

Segment 6 · 0.13 km

Segment 7 · 0.41 km

Segment 8 · 0.16 km

Segment 9 · 0.08 km

Segment 10 · 0.54 km

Segment 11 · 0.49 km

Segment 12 · 0.09 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 75 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 1 h 15 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 1 h 45 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 44.51054, 10.82982
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11:15
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at Badessa
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15:30
Tasting at Cantina del Frignano
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How to get there

By car

From Modena: about 25 min (18 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

Driving directions

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.

Public transport route

Start point

44.51054,10.82982

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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: Bologna, about 1 h by car

Before you set out

Trail access

CAI reference SDN1: Prà Rosso. Track starting point: 44.51054, 10.82982. Allow extra time from the car park or station.

CAI · catasto sentieri · Source checked 2026-11-06

Parking

The municipal guide lists the Pioppo car park for access to the reserve. Check traffic notices and the connection to the track start at Prà Rosso.

Comune di Fiorano Modenese · guida 2025 · Source checked 2026-11-06

Local advice

The authority prohibits access to the strict reserve during rain and for the following 24 hours. Stay on marked paths and do not disturb mud or cones.

Parchi Emilia Centrale · Source checked 2026-11-06