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Quinzano to Montecchio

Verona · about 5 min by car from Verona

Distance
8.0 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
263 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

8.0 km out-and-back walk near Verona, up to Montecchio, 263 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Quinzano. After the walk: wine tasting at Zanoni Pietro (0.5 km) and lunch at Enoteca della Valpolicella in San Pietro in Cariano (7.1 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Verona: about 5 min (5 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 Verona, 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

45.47171,10.97452

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

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Azienda Agricola Zanoni Pietro

Verona · 500 m from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

San Dionigi

Verona · 1.1 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Cantina Giovanni Ederle

Verona · 1.5 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Enoteca della Valpolicella

San Pietro in Cariano · 7.1 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Alla Ruota

Negrar di Valpolicella · 8.7 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 Verona and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Enoteca della Valpolicella in San Pietro in Cariano, 7.1 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Azienda Agricola Zanoni Pietro, 500 m from the trail.