Hike & Fork

Trail 725Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Stilo to Casermetta Lu Bellu

Stilo, Serra San Bruno · about 1 h by car from Lamezia Terme

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

The walk

5.2 km out-and-back walk between Stilo and Serra San Bruno, up to Casermetta Lu Bellu, 262 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 1066 and 1246 m above sea level.

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

How to get there

By car

From Lamezia Terme: about 1 h (40 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 Lamezia Terme, 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

38.56177,16.34957

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 Ritrovo dei Picari

Grotteria · 23 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Collinetta

Martone · 23 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 Stilo and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Il Ritrovo dei Picari in Grotteria, 23 km by car.