Hike & Fork

Trail 429BSurveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Rifugio Sambucito to Monna Sambucito

Balsorano · about 35 min by car from Frosinone

Distance
4.6 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
284 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Balsorano, up to Monna Sambucito, 284 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 966 and 1250 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at D.S. bio di Danilo Scenna (9.5 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Frosinone: about 35 min (25 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 Frosinone, 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

41.77179,13.54629

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

D.S. bio di Danilo Scenna

Pescosolido · 9.5 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Vitivinicola Cioffi

Pescosolido · 9.5 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Nu’ Trattoria Italiana dal 1960

Acuto · 30 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Locanda del Ditirambo

Castro dei Volsci · 31 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 Balsorano and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Nu’ Trattoria Italiana dal 1960 in Acuto, 30 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at D.S. bio di Danilo Scenna, 9.5 km from the trail.