Hike & Fork

Trail 025Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Rio del Crinale to Monte Carso

Comune di San Dorligo della Valle · about 15 min by car from Trieste

Distance
4.4 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
402 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.4 km out-and-back walk near Comune di San Dorligo della Valle, up to Monte Carso – Bivio sentiero n. 001 (quota 410 m), 402 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Siaris. After the walk: wine tasting at Kocjancic Rado (0.7 km) and lunch at Antica Trattoria Suban in Trieste (6.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Trieste: about 15 min (9 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 Trieste, 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

45.61981,13.87229

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

Kocjancic Rado

San Dorligo della Valle · 700 m from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Gabi Wines

Trieste · 5.5 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Suban

Trieste · 6.2 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Menarosti

Trieste · 8.0 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 Comune di San Dorligo della Valle and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Antica Trattoria Suban in Trieste, 6.2 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Kocjancic Rado, 700 m from the trail.