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Pozzolo loop

Bore · about 1 h by car from Parma

Distance
4.0 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
207 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.0 km loop near Bore, 207 m of total ascent: about 1 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Villa Rosa (6.5 km) and lunch at Antica Trattoria Carra in Varano Melegari (9.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Parma: about 1 h (40 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 Parma, 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

44.73147,9.83194

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.

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Villa Rosa

Vernasca · 6.5 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Illica Vini

Vernasca · 6.5 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Podere Pavolini

Vernasca · 6.5 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Carra

Varano Melegari · 9.2 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Da Faccini

Castell’Arquato · 12 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 Bore and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Antica Trattoria Carra in Varano Melegari, 9.2 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Villa Rosa, 6.5 km from the trail.