Hike & Fork

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Percorso Ossero Ruche

Gardone Riviera, Toscolano Maderno · about 45 min by car from Brescia

Distance
5.6 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
449 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.6 km out-and-back walk between Gardone Riviera and Toscolano Maderno, up to Ruche, 449 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 726 and 1060 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Le Chiusure (6.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Brescia: about 45 min (30 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 Brescia, 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

45.65453,10.55169

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

Independent winemaker

Le Chiusure

San Felice del Benaco · 6.9 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Pasini San Giovanni

Raffa di Puegnago · 8.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

El Licinsì

Brescia · 22 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Tamì

Collio · 23 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 Gardone Riviera and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at El Licinsì in Brescia, 22 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Le Chiusure, 6.9 km from the trail.