Hike & Fork

Trail 555Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

San Fermo to Il Forcellino di Ramello

Costa Volpino, Bossico, Songavazzo · about 50 min by car from Bergamo

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

The walk

5.9 km out-and-back walk between Costa Volpino and Bossico, up to Il Forcellino di Ramello, 333 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 1223 and 1384 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Agricola Vallecamonica (7.7 km) and lunch at Da Sapì in Esine (15.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Bergamo: about 50 min (34 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 Bergamo, 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

45.84930,10.04976

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.

Also within reach: Brescia, about 55 min by car · Sondrio, about 55 min by car

Along the way

  • LovereOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.1 km

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Agricola Vallecamonica

Artogne · 7.7 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Da Sapì

Esine · 16 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Al Resù

Lozio · 18 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 Costa Volpino and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Da Sapì in Esine, 16 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Agricola Vallecamonica, 7.7 km from the trail.