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Percorso del Parco Bianello

Quattro Castella · about 35 min by car from Parma

Distance
4.7 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
184 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.7 km loop near Quattro Castella, 184 m of total ascent: about 1 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Oasi Bianello, Chiesa di Sant'Antonino Martire and Unione Colline Matildiche. After the walk: wine tasting at Barbaterre (0.7 km) and lunch at Arrogant Pub in Reggio nell’Emilia (12.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Parma: about 35 min (23 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 Parma, 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

44.62624,10.46402

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: Modena, about 55 min by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Barbaterre

Quattro Castella · 700 m from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Arrogant Pub

Reggio nell’Emilia · 13 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Longarola

Lesignano de’ Bagni · 14 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 Quattro Castella and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Arrogant Pub in Reggio nell’Emilia, 13 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Barbaterre, 700 m from the trail.