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Ripalta to Memola

Beverino, Borghetto di Vara · about 20 min by car from La Spezia

Distance
7.4 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
340 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

7.4 km out-and-back walk between Beverino and Borghetto di Vara, up to Memola, 340 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail.

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

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

44.20650,9.73959

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

Recommended osteria

La Burlanda

Fosdinovo · 21 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Da Fiorella

Luni · 28 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 Beverino and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Burlanda in Fosdinovo, 21 km by car.