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Percorso Blu

Mentana, Monterotondo · about 30 min by car from Rome

Distance
5.2 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
80 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

5.2 km out-and-back walk between Mentana and Monterotondo, up to Via Basento Mentana, almost flat (+80 m): about 1 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: lunch at Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta in Tivoli (14.0 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 30 min (22 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 Rome, 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

42.05694,12.65511

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

Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta

Tivoli · 14 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Menabò Vino e Cucina

Roma · 19 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 Mentana and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Li Somari Trattoria Fuori Porta in Tivoli, 14 km by car.