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Scalucchia to Pineto

Vetto · about 50 min by car from Parma

Distance
6.3 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
416 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

6.3 km out-and-back walk near Vetto, up to Pineto, 416 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 445 and 680 m above sea level. Along the way: Rio Tassaro. After the walk: lunch at La Longarola in Lesignano de’ Bagni (17.8 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Parma: about 50 min (35 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 Parma, 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

44.50088,10.37025

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.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

La Longarola

Lesignano de’ Bagni · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Locanda Mariella

Calestano · 19 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 Vetto and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Longarola in Lesignano de’ Bagni, 18 km by car.