Trail 412Surveyed by the Italian Alpine Club

Ripe to Gole del Salinello

Valle Castellana, Civitella del Tronto · about 15 min by car from Ascoli Piceno

Distance: 7.6 km
Walking time: 2 h 15 min
Total ascent: n/a
Shape: Out & back
Grade: E · Hiking trail

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Trail source: CAI · OpenStreetMap
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The walk

7.6 km out-and-back walk between Valle Castellana and Civitella del Tronto, up to Gole del Salinello: about 2 h 15 of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Riserva regionale Gole del Salinello, Gole del Salinello and Ripe. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantina Cioti (5.3 km) and lunch at PerVoglia in Castellalto (17.3 km).

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

Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 575–775 m · ↑ 223 m · ↓ 370 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (10)

Segment 1 · 0.56 km

Segment 2 · 0.48 km

Segment 3 · 0.62 km

Segment 4 · 0.30 km

Segment 5 · 0.30 km

Segment 6 · 0.68 km

Segment 7 · 0.16 km

Segment 8 · 0.36 km

Segment 9 · 0.09 km

Segment 10 · 0.04 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 135 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 2 h 15 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 0 h 45 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 42.74780, 13.60218
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12:15
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at PerVoglia
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15:30
Tasting at Cantina Cioti
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How to get there

By car

From Ascoli Piceno: about 15 min (12 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Ascoli Piceno, 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

42.74780,13.60218

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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

Civitella del TrontoOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 3.5 km
Riserva regionale Gole del Salinello≤ 50 m from the trail
Gole del Salinello≤ 50 m from the trail
Ripe50 m from the trail

Wikipedia (Italian)