Hike & Fork

CAI 101BValidated by CAI

Sentiero di San Bartolomeo

Viguzzolo · about 1 h 15 min by car from Genoa

Distance
5.4 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
146 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.4 km out-and-back walk near Viguzzolo, up to Bivio 101B-SP120, 146 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Fiordaliso (2.6 km) and lunch at Osteria del Campanile in Torrazza Coste (16.2 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 1 h 15 min (52 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 Genoa, 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

44.88509,8.92766

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

Fiordaliso

Volpeglino · 2.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Vigneti Repetto

SAREZZANO · 2.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Claudio Mariotto

Tortona · 3.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Osteria del Campanile

Torrazza Coste · 16 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Olmo

Bosco Marengo · 20 km from the trail

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Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Viguzzolo and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Osteria del Campanile in Torrazza Coste, 16 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Fiordaliso, 2.6 km from the trail.