Hike & Fork

Trail 435Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Passo di trebbio to Passo delle Pescine

Cantagallo · about 45 min by car from Florence

Distance
4.5 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
349 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.5 km out-and-back walk near Cantagallo, up to Passo delle Pescine, 349 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 978 and 1158 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at La Bottegaia in Pistoia (15.5 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 45 min (32 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 Florence, 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

44.03036,11.05599

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

La Bottegaia

Pistoia · 16 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Da Alberto

Barberino di Mugello · 16 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 Cantagallo and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Bottegaia in Pistoia, 16 km by car.