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Sestri Levante to Chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli

Sestri Levante · about 55 min by car from La Spezia

Distance: 4.6 km
Walking time: 2 h
Total ascent: 325 m
Shape: Out & back
Grade: E · Hiking trail

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Trail source: CAI · OpenStreetMap
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The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Sestri Levante, 325 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli, Convento dei Cappuccini and Galleria Rizzi. After the walk: wine tasting at il Mulino di Barry (8.5 km) and lunch at Raieü in Lavagna (2.5 km).

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

Estimated elevation profile

Elevation 11–191 m · ↑ 231 m · ↓ 49 m

Terrain estimate for separate track segments: order and direction do not necessarily describe the trip. Out-and-back sections are not doubled. Route statistics retain the source values.

Show segments (12)

Segment 1 · 0.00 km

Segment 2 · 0.01 km

Segment 3 · 0.01 km

Segment 4 · 0.02 km

Segment 5 · 0.30 km

Segment 6 · 0.39 km

Segment 7 · 0.36 km

Segment 8 · 0.09 km

Segment 9 · 0.91 km

Segment 10 · 0.07 km

Segment 11 · 0.01 km

Segment 12 · 0.04 km

Mapzen Terrain Tiles · EU-DEM / Copernicus / USGS · Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers. GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Global ETOPO1 terrain data: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mapzen / Tilezen. Profiles sampled and derived by Hike & Fork. · 2026-11-05

A good day here

Estimated walking: 120 min · breaks: 0 min

Full day duration: 6 h 30 min · Estimated finish: 16:30

Walking: 2 h 00 min
Breaks: 0 h 00 min
Transfers: 1 h 00 min
Waiting before lunch / visits: 1 h 00 min
Lunch: 1 h 30 min
Wine tasting: 1 h 00 min

Estimated times. Check transfers along the actual route; the plan does not calculate traffic or public transport schedules.

Travel from home, station approaches, the journey home after the last stop and any festival are excluded.

10:00
Start walking
Meeting point · 44.27061, 9.39481
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12:00
Back at the start
13:00
Lunch at Raieü
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15:30
Tasting at Il Mulino Di Barry
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How to get there

By car

From La Spezia: about 55 min (39 km as the crow flies). Parking access and availability must be checked for this trail.

Driving directions

Start point

44.27061,9.39481

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Car-free · Sestri Levante

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Vico del Bottone · about 10–15 min on foot from the station

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Before you set out

Trail access

CAI reference 409: Sestri Levante. Track starting point: 44.27061, 9.39481. Allow extra time from the car park or station.

CAI · catasto sentieri · Source checked 2026-11-06

Local advice

Vico del Bottone is one of the headland approaches listed by the municipality. Its map shows a wider network; this trip follows its own GPX track.

Comune di Sestri Levante · carta sentieri · Source checked 2026-11-06

Parking unverified: check access, charges and availability before setting out.

Getting back

The plan includes walking out and back along the route. No shuttle is included. Allow time to walk back to the station and check the last suitable train.

Return planning is based on the track shape, not an on-site inspection.

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