Hike & Fork

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Strada di Ponte Franato

Valvestino · about 1 h by car from Brescia

Distance
5.7 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
381 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.7 km out-and-back walk near Valvestino, up to Ponte Franato, 381 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 779 and 940 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 Brescia: 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 Brescia, 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

45.77240,10.59401

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

Tamì

Collio · 20 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Maso Palù

Brentonico · 26 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 Valvestino and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Tamì in Collio, 20 km by car.