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Sassetta loop

Sassetta · about 1 h 05 min by car from Portoferraio

Distance
4.5 km
Walking time
1 h 15 min
Total ascent
62 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.5 km loop near Sassetta, almost flat (+62 m): about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Poggio dei Tramonti di Comi Costantina (4.8 km) and lunch at I’ Ciocio in Suvereto (4.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Portoferraio: about 1 h 05 min (45 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 Portoferraio, 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

43.13336,10.66195

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

Independent winemaker

Az. Agr. Poggio dei Tramonti di Comi Costantina

Castagneto Carducci · 4.8 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

La Fralluca

Suvereto · 4.9 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Lombardi Anna

Suvereto · 4.9 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

I’ Ciocio

Suvereto · 4.9 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Ciottolona

Montieri · 30 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 Sassetta and start the walk.
  2. 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at I’ Ciocio in Suvereto, 4.9 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Az. Agr. Poggio dei Tramonti di Comi Costantina, 4.8 km from the trail.