Hike & Fork

Trail 274Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Roccaforte Ligure to Mulino Serventino

Roccaforte Ligure · about 45 min by car from Genoa

Distance
5.0 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
313 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.0 km out-and-back walk near Roccaforte Ligure, 313 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 460 and 784 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Buscone in Varzi (19.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 45 min (30 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 Genoa, 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

44.68037,9.02191

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

Buscone

Varzi · 20 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Ligagin

Lumarzo · 26 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 Roccaforte Ligure and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Buscone in Varzi, 20 km by car.