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Pian della Palla loop

Serina, Oltre il Colle · about 35 min by car from Bergamo

Distance
5.0 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
263 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

5.0 km loop between Serina and Oltre il Colle, 263 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 1268 and 1446 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Trattoria delle Miniere in Lenna (9.4 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Bergamo: 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 Bergamo, 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

45.88344,9.77029

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: Sondrio, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Trattoria delle Miniere

Lenna · 9.4 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Ristorobie

Cusio · 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 Serina and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Trattoria delle Miniere in Lenna, 9.4 km by car.