Hike & Fork

CAI 803Validated by CAI

Sentiero di S.Scolastica

Cassino, Villa Santa Lucia · about 55 min by car from Isernia

Distance
5.1 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
376 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.1 km out-and-back walk between Cassino and Villa Santa Lucia, up to Cimitero militare Polacco, 376 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail.

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Isernia: about 55 min (38 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 Isernia, 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

41.48725,13.79564

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

Recommended osteria

Lo Stuzzichino

Campodimele · 25 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Locanda del Ditirambo

Castro dei Volsci · 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 Cassino and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Lo Stuzzichino in Campodimele, 25 km by car.