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Vivaro meadows to La Forcella

Rocca di Papa · about 40 min by car from Rome

Vivaro meadows to La Forcella
Photo: Emanuele Petriglia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Distance
7.9 km
Walking time
2 h 45 min
Total ascent
313 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

7.9 km out-and-back walk near Rocca di Papa, up to La Forcella, 313 m of total ascent: about 2 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 561 and 811 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Azienda biologica De Sanctis (7.5 km) and lunch at ’Na Fojetta in Frascati (7.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 40 min (29 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 Rome, 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

41.74444,12.77420

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

Independent winemaker

Azienda biologica De Sanctis

Frascati (RM) · 7.5 km from the trail

WebsiteDirections

Independent winemaker

Piana Dei Castelli Società Agricola

Velletri · 7.9 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

La Torretta

GROTTAFERRATA · 8.5 km from the trail

WebsiteDirections

Recommended osteria

’Na Fojetta

Frascati · 7.6 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Menabò Vino e Cucina

Roma · 21 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 Rocca di Papa and start the walk.
  2. 12:45Back at the start after about 2 h 45 min.
  3. 13:15Lunch at ’Na Fojetta in Frascati, 7.6 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Azienda biologica De Sanctis, 7.5 km from the trail.