Hike & Fork

CAI 236BOpenStreetMap data

Portole to Punta dei Dossi

Lombardia, Sale Marasino, Marone · about 35 min by car from Brescia

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

The walk

7.3 km out-and-back walk between Lombardia and Sale Marasino, up to Punta dei Dossi, 455 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 544 and 922 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Monte Alto (8.4 km) and lunch at Tamì in Collio (18.3 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Brescia: 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 Brescia, 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

45.73137,10.11998

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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: Bergamo, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Monte Alto

ISEO · 8.4 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Rizzini Franciacorta

Monticelli Brusati · 9.0 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Castelveder

Monticelli Brusati · 9.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Tamì

Collio · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

El Licinsì

Brescia · 22 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 Lombardia and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Tamì in Collio, 18 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Monte Alto, 8.4 km from the trail.