Pieve Fosciana loop (trail 3)
Pieve Fosciana · about 50 min by car from Lucca
The walk
5.0 km loop near Pieve Fosciana, 416 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 581 and 734 m above sea level.
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
How to get there
By car
From Lucca: about 50 min (33 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
44.13286,10.44484
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.
Along the way
- Castiglione di GarfagnanaOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 2.9 km
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 Fosciana and start the walk.
- 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Il Nonno Cianco in Abetone Cutigliano, 21 km by car.
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