Hike & Fork

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Serra a Pracchia loop

Bagni di Lucca · about 35 min by car from Lucca

Distance
3.1 km
Walking time
45 min
Total ascent
n/a
Shape
Loop
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

3.1 km loop near Bagni di Lucca: about 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: lunch at Il Nonno Cianco in Abetone Cutigliano (10.8 km).

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

Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.

How to get there

By car

From Lucca: about 35 min (25 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 Lucca, 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

44.01631,10.70416

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

Il Nonno Cianco

Abetone Cutigliano · 11 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Locanda Agricola Posapiano

Montecarlo · 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 Bagni di Lucca and start the walk.
  2. 10:45Back at the start after about 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Il Nonno Cianco in Abetone Cutigliano, 11 km by car.