Hike & Fork

Trail 225Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Pannarano to Fontana Mafariello

Pannarano, San Martino Valle Caudina · about 55 min by car from Salerno

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

The walk

6.4 km out-and-back walk between Pannarano and San Martino Valle Caudina, up to Fontana Mafariello, 427 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 481 and 819 m above sea level. Along the way: Mafariello. After the walk: wine tasting at Ciro Picariello (7.2 km) and lunch at La Buca dei Ladroni in Ceppaloni (7.0 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Salerno: about 55 min (37 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 Salerno, 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

41.00354,14.69657

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: Naples, about 1 h by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Ciro Picariello

Summonte · 7.2 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Buca dei Ladroni

Ceppaloni · 7.0 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Hosteria Le Gourmet

Sperone · 7.9 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 Pannarano and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Buca dei Ladroni in Ceppaloni, 7.0 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Ciro Picariello, 7.2 km from the trail.