Hike & Fork

Trail 209Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Pietrapazza to Colla di Rio d'Olmo

Bagno di Romagna · about 1 h 20 min by car from Florence

Distance
7.0 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
468 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

7.0 km out-and-back walk near Bagno di Romagna, up to Colla di Rio d'Olmo, 468 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 620 and 1001 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at La Tana degli Orsi in Pratovecchio Stia (15.1 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 1 h 20 min (53 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 Florence, 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

43.83948,11.89902

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.

Along the way

  • Bagno di RomagnaOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 3.6 km

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

La Tana degli Orsi

Pratovecchio Stia · 15 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Campanara

Galeata · 16 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 Bagno di Romagna and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at La Tana degli Orsi in Pratovecchio Stia, 15 km by car.