Hike & Fork

Trail 211CValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Passo dei Giovi to Pendici W Bric Montaldo

Mignanego · about 20 min by car from Genoa

Distance
4.6 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
215 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Mignanego, up to Pendici W Bric Montaldo, 215 m of total ascent: about 1 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 501 and 622 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Baccicin du Caru in Mele (17.4 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 20 min (15 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 Genoa, 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

44.55073,8.93257

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

Recommended osteria

Baccicin du Caru

Mele · 17 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Caccia C’a Bugge

Campo Ligure · 18 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 Mignanego and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Baccicin du Caru in Mele, 17 km by car.