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Trecase loop

Trecase, Boscotrecase, Torre del Greco · about 20 min by car from Naples

Distance
5.7 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
220 m
Shape
Loop
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.7 km loop between Trecase and Boscotrecase, 220 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 735 and 773 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantine Olivella (3.9 km) and lunch at ’E Curti in Sant’Anastasia (4.7 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Naples: about 20 min (13 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 Naples, 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

40.82831,14.42647

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.

Also within reach: Sorrento, about 35 min by car · Salerno, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Cantine Olivella

Sant'Anastasia · 3.9 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Cantina Del Vesuvio Winery

Trecase · 4.1 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Fuocomuorto

Ercolano · 4.4 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

’E Curti

Sant’Anastasia · 4.7 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Lanterna

Somma Vesuviana · 4.7 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 Trecase and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at ’E Curti in Sant’Anastasia, 4.7 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cantine Olivella, 3.9 km from the trail.