Rosara to Cotto
Fivizzano · about 45 min by car from La Spezia
The walk
5.4 km out-and-back walk near Fivizzano, up to Cotto, 291 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Stazione meteorologica di Fivizzano Arlia. After the walk: wine tasting at Casteldelpiano (6.4 km) and lunch at La Burlanda in Fosdinovo (16.5 km).
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
How to get there
By car
From La Spezia: about 45 min (29 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
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.
Start point
44.26776,10.11690
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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
- Stazione meteorologica di Fivizzano Arlia250 m from the trail
Wikipedia (Italian)
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Fivizzano and start the walk.
- 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
- 13:00Lunch at La Burlanda in Fosdinovo, 17 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Casteldelpiano, 6.4 km from the trail.
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