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Percorso CAI 914

Bologna · about 10 min by car from Bologna

Distance
5.9 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
217 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

5.9 km out-and-back walk near Bologna, up to Via Monte Albano, 217 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Terre Rosse Vallania (7.5 km) and lunch at Trattoria di Via Serra in Bologna (3.3 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Bologna: about 10 min (5 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 Bologna, 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

44.46996,11.30162

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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: Modena, about 55 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Terre Rosse Vallania

Zola Predosa · 7.5 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Manaresi

Zola Predosa · 8.7 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Lodi Corazza

Zola Predosa · 9.2 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Trattoria di Via Serra

Bologna · 3.3 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Roverella

Zola Predosa · 10 km from the trail

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Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Bologna and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Trattoria di Via Serra in Bologna, 3.3 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Terre Rosse Vallania, 7.5 km from the trail.