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Serralunga d'Alba to Sinio

Serralunga d'Alba, Sinio · about 15 min by car from Alba

Distance
4.9 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
242 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

4.9 km out-and-back walk between Serralunga d'Alba and Sinio, up to Sinio, bivio CNC302, CNC304C, 242 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. After the walk: wine tasting at Tenuta Cucco (0.8 km) and lunch at Repubblica di Perno in Monforte d’Alba (2.0 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Alba: about 15 min (11 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 Alba, 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

44.60574,7.99952

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

Tenuta Cucco

Serralunga d'Alba · 800 m from the trail

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Independent winemaker

La Contrada Di Sorano

Serralunga D'alba · 1.4 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Azienda agricola Cascina Fontana di Fontana Mario Saverio

Monforte d'Alba · 2.5 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Repubblica di Perno

Monforte d’Alba · 2.0 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Arco

Cissone · 4.1 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 Serralunga d'Alba and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Repubblica di Perno in Monforte d’Alba, 2.0 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Tenuta Cucco, 800 m from the trail.