Hike & Fork

Trail 653Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Selva to Colle San Giovanni

Zandobbio · about 25 min by car from Bergamo

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

The walk

6.2 km out-and-back walk near Zandobbio, up to Colle San Giovanni, 396 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Vitivinicola Ottantasei (3.5 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Bergamo: about 25 min (16 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

45.68147,9.87820

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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 45 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Vitivinicola Ottantasei

chiuduno · 3.5 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Tenuta Iris

GRUMELLO DEL MONTE · 3.9 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

La Collina

Grumello del monte · 4.2 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Visconti

Ambivere · 26 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Trattoria delle Miniere

Lenna · 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 Zandobbio and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Visconti in Ambivere, 26 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Vitivinicola Ottantasei, 3.5 km from the trail.