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Periplo del Lago di Nemi loop

Genzano di Roma, Nemi · about 40 min by car from Rome

Distance: 5.7 km
Walking time: 2 h
Total ascent: 265 m
Shape: Loop
Grade: T · Easy path

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The walk

5.7 km loop between Genzano di Roma and Nemi, 265 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Museo delle navi romane di Nemi, Palazzo Sforza-Cesarini and Chiesa dell'Annunziata. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantinamena (7.1 km) and lunch at ’Na Fojetta in Frascati (9.7 km).

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

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 319–391 m · ↑ 171 m · ↓ 120 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (11)

Segment 1 · 0.82 km

Segment 2 · 0.01 km

Segment 3 · 0.70 km

Segment 4 · 1.88 km

Segment 5 · 0.20 km

Segment 6 · 0.23 km

Segment 7 · 0.16 km

Segment 8 · 0.30 km

Segment 9 · 0.20 km

Segment 10 · 0.30 km

Segment 11 · 0.80 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 120 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 2 h 00 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 1 h 00 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 41.72284, 12.70257
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12:00
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at ’Na Fojetta
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15:30
Tasting at Cantinamena
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How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 40 min (26 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

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

41.72284,12.70257

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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.

Along the way

NemiOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of Italyon the trail
Castel GandolfoOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.9 km
Museo delle navi romane di Nemi100 m from the trail
Palazzo Sforza-Cesarini200 m from the trail
Chiesa dell'Annunziata200 m from the trail

Wikipedia (Italian)