Hike & Fork

Trail 140Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Santissima Sentiero Italia

Fiumedinisi, Monforte San Giorgio · about 35 min by car from Reggio Calabria

Distance
5.2 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
272 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

5.2 km out-and-back walk between Fiumedinisi and Monforte San Giorgio, up to Piano Margi SI, 272 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 667 and 873 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Casa & Putia in Messina (19.4 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Reggio Calabria: about 35 min (23 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 Reggio Calabria, 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

38.06994,15.38366

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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

Casa & Putia

Messina · 19 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Il Tipico Calabrese

Cardeto · 33 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 Fiumedinisi and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Casa & Putia in Messina, 19 km by car.