Hike & Fork

Trail 279Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Walk from Cerreto Ratti

Borghetto di Borbera · about 50 min by car from Genoa

Distance
5.2 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
324 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.2 km out-and-back walk near Borghetto di Borbera, up to SP 140 della Val Borbera, bivio ALA279-ALA209A, 324 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Spaccapietra (8.7 km) and lunch at Buscone in Varzi (19.5 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Genoa: about 50 min (34 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 Genoa, 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

44.72229,8.99438

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

Spaccapietra

Avolasca · 8.7 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

La Vecchia Posta

AVOLASCA · 8.8 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Luca Canevaro

Avolasca · 8.8 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Buscone

Varzi · 20 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Il Moro

Capriata d’Orba · 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 Borghetto di Borbera and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Buscone in Varzi, 20 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Spaccapietra, 8.7 km from the trail.