Hike & Fork

Trail 618AValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Valle di Palate to Monte Grione

Endine Gaiano, Sovere · about 40 min by car from Bergamo

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

The walk

4.5 km out-and-back walk between Endine Gaiano and Sovere, up to Monte Grione (incrocio 547), 416 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 921 and 1338 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 Bergamo: about 40 min (27 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 Bergamo, 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

45.80263,9.98862

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: Brescia, about 50 min by car

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Da Sapì

Esine · 25 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Tamì

Collio · 27 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 Endine Gaiano and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Da Sapì in Esine, 25 km by car.