Pieve a Nievole to Montecatini Alto
Pieve a Nievole, Montecatini Terme · about 35 min by car from Lucca
The walk
6.9 km out-and-back walk between Pieve a Nievole and Montecatini Terme, up to Montecatini Alto (Ospizio San Francesco), 395 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Montecatini Alto, Chiesa dei Santi Jacopo e Filippo and Chiesa di San Pietro. After the walk: lunch at Locanda Agricola Posapiano in Montecarlo (10.4 km).
Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.
How to get there
By car
From Lucca: about 35 min (24 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Lucca, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
43.88473,10.79787
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Pisa, about 55 min by car · Florence, about 55 min by car
Along the way
- Montecatini Alto100 m from the trail
- Chiesa dei Santi Jacopo e Filippo100 m from the trail
- Chiesa di San Pietro250 m from the trail
Wikipedia (Italian)
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Pieve a Nievole and start the walk.
- 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Locanda Agricola Posapiano in Montecarlo, 10 km by car.
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