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Scorgiano to Casa Alteri

Casole d'Elsa, Monteriggioni · about 20 min by car from Siena

Distance
8.0 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
317 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

8.0 km out-and-back walk between Casole d'Elsa and Monteriggioni, up to Casa Alteri, 317 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Scorgiano. After the walk: wine tasting at Tenute Pietro Caciorgna (5.9 km) and lunch at Bel Mi’ Colle in Colle di Val d’Elsa (8.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Siena: about 20 min (14 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 Siena, 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

43.35321,11.15882

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

Independent winemaker

Tenute Pietro Caciorgna

Casole D'elsa · 5.9 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Galognano

Colle di Val d' Elsa · 7.7 km from the trail

WebsiteDirections

Recommended osteria

Bel Mi’ Colle

Colle di Val d’Elsa · 8.2 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Taverna di Vagliagli

Castelnuovo Berardenga · 15 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 Casole d'Elsa and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at Bel Mi’ Colle in Colle di Val d’Elsa, 8.2 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Tenute Pietro Caciorgna, 5.9 km from the trail.