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Ramello to Quattro Strade

Rocchetta di Vara · about 20 min by car from La Spezia

Distance
6.9 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
483 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

6.9 km out-and-back walk near Rocchetta di Vara, up to Quattro Strade, 483 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 280 and 638 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at La Burlanda in Fosdinovo (19.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From La Spezia: about 20 min (13 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 La Spezia, 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

44.21568,9.75606

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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

Recommended osteria

La Burlanda

Fosdinovo · 20 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Da Fiorella

Luni · 27 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 Rocchetta di Vara and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at La Burlanda in Fosdinovo, 20 km by car.